Donnelly, Rebecca
Summary: "Big Money aims to explain economic principles to middle-grade readers in a way that combines the weird and the meaningful, like Planet Money for kids. The book will be organized in seven chapters, each posing a general question and answering it through real-world examples to help readers explore the consequences of their everyday economic choices by connecting the dots between themselves and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 330 DONSylvester, Kevin.
Summary: Examines how cost is determined in goods, what happens to money once it is used to buy something, and the basics of credit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 330 SYLSummary: Are the days of the traditional cash economy numbered? This program examines ground-breaking monetary systems designed to benefit disadvantaged segments of the population and build strength in the small business sector-not only in the United States, but also in Mexico, India, Poland, and Britain. Traveling to each country, the program showcases remarkable financial innovations-including the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Keynes, John Maynard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Classic Books America 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.156 KEYSummary: Micro credit—small loans administered with no collateral requirement—might represent the most powerful weapon in the fight against global poverty. But is micro credit a sustainable solution? This program follows up on the 1995 documentary The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh which examined Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, a pioneering micro credit provider focused mainly on struggling women. Small Change,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Helps children understand how money works and offers some suggestions on how to earn money, how to save, how to spend, how to invest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidvidz 1993
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: More than 100 million people live below poverty level in Bangladesh-many of them women. Thanks to the Grameen Bank and the small-business loans it makes to women only, many of them and their families are beginning to prosper. This program describes the philosophy, development, and function of the bank, then follows the daily activities of three women who have taken out loans to fund their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006