Summary: In this edition of Frontline, investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery, revealing how multinational companies create slush funds, set up front companies, and make secret payments, all to get billions in business. But these practices are facing an international crackdown led by prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice and its allies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Due to its rapidly growing economy and a new demand for consumer goods, China is challenged to create a model for long-term sustainable development. In this program Hazel Henderson talks with Professor Zhouying Jin, author of Global Technological Change, about efforts in China to cultivate a green economy. The country has made great strides in clean energy, and is the world's largest exporter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The Koran strictly forbids charging, earning, or incurring interest-a tenet that has kept the Islamic world from fully participating in global financial systems. But, thanks to a range of innovations, the ban is now seen as a building block in many of Asia's emerging economies. Visiting bustling commerce centers in Malaysia and Bangladesh, this program reports on the growing significance of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: How did China go from agrarian-based communism to being the world's top source for consumer goods? By following three European buyers obtaining wholesale merchandise, this program explores China's manufacturing industry and its attempt to balance economic concerns with political and social ideals. Visiting Chinese factory towns, the buyers meet an ex-communist CEO who talks about what changed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program spotlights the eastern African countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. In Aksum and Addis Ababa, Jonathan Dimbleby learns about initiatives to improve farming across Ethiopia; follows a pilgrimage to Aksum's Church of St. Mary of Zion; observes the Eid al-Adha festival in Addis Ababa; attends a session of a coffee-growers' commodity exchange; and visits some fair trade...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program focuses on the western African countries of Mali, Ghana, and Nigeria. In Bamako, Segou, and Djenne, Jonathan Dimbleby learns how mopeds are moving Mali into a better future; meets a traditional wedding singer whose songs are uncustomarily female-empowering; watches enterprising sand-diggers at work in the Niger River; and visits the intricate Djenne mosque. In Kumasi and Accra, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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McGregor, James
Contents: Introduction: a startup and a turnaround -- The grand bargain -- Same bed, different dreams -- Eating the emperor's grain -- Dancing with the dinosaurs -- Caught in the crossfire -- The truth is not absolute -- The best-laid plans -- Managing the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.18 MCGSummary: Has China circumvented the economic woes of America and Europe, or is the "Chinese miracle" headed for similar implosions in its housing and financial markets? For answers, this film seeks out the opinions of several Chinese commentators-from respected economists who offer complex analysis to ordinary Beijing citizens who describe their day-to-day struggles with the country's rapid changes....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: China's global influence has grown enormously since the turn of the new century. Now the second-largest economy in the world, its citizens are buying up consumer goods both domestically and from abroad in record numbers. In this collection of 12 ABC News segments, anchor Diane Sawyer travels from Beijing to Shanghai exploring life in the Asian nation and the part the U.S. has played in shaping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: As the world’s top two carbon emitters, China and the U.S. face significant challenges reducing emissions while keeping up with a growing demand for more energy. Is there potential for cooperation between both Pacific Rim nations on this important issue, or is each country seeking its own distinct solutions? This program explores the collaborative efforts of American and Chinese academics and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: As a director of the World Bank and head of the Makeda Fund, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala works for change throughout all of Africa. "Already this morning there were some allusions to the Africa that you hear about all the time," she says in this TEDTalk: "the Africa of HIV/AIDS, the Africa of malaria, the Africa of poverty, the Africa of conflict, and the Africa of disasters." She then proceeds to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Shoup, Kate
Summary: Etsy is the premiere online marketplace for distinctive handmade and vintage crafts and goods. Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies, Fourth Edition provides you with the information and tools you need to start selling successfully on Etsy. This comprehensive resource and guide will show you how easy it is to set up shop and start generating income. There are millions of people out there...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2023