Summary: In this program, financial experts including economist Jeffrey Sachs, Paul Krugman of MIT, and the IMF's Stanley Fischer reveal the IMF's ignorance of basic economic realities at the time of the Asian financial crisis, during which the IMF's one-size-fits-all policy recommendations and faulty judgment worsened the economies it hoped to assist. Issues such as conflicts of interest, charges of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Free trade is a vital source of economic growth, yet it is frequently endangered by the protectionist demands of special interest groups. Module one of this program uses the Hungarian clothing industry to illustrate the comparative advantages of international trade; module two goes inside the WTO, the only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations; and module three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Like its sister organization the World Bank, the IMF was created after World War II with the goal of stabilizing the economy of nations in need, and like the World Bank, faced an onslaught of criticism by the dawn of the 21st century. Developing countries were going deeper into debt by following the prescriptions of the IMF, at the expense of their citizens’ day-to-day quality of life. In this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The typical Valentine's Day bouquet is the product of an elaborate South American growing operation, a complicated airborne distribution network, and sophisticated European trading markets akin to stock exchanges. This program describes the entire process in detail, clearly illustrating the global nature of the floral industry. Shot in Ecuador, Colombia, France, and Holland, the video shows how...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: South Korea boasts the third-largest economy in Asia. This program examines how cheap government loans encouraged the growth of large conglomerates, and how new policies are helping small and medium companies to develop. A representative of a British automobile company discusses the Korean government's use of onerous anti-business tactics, such as tax audits on those Koreans who buy imported...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006