The Business and Economics Collection
From advertising and marketing to speculation and debt, The Business and Economics collection covers the field. Including stand-outs like the The Flaw about the 2008 financial crisis and Allan Sekula and Noel Burch's film essay on globalization, The Forgotten Space, this collection provides essential insights into the world of production, distribution and consumption.
The Business and Economics Collection includes the following titles:
Oil and WaterTwo boys come of age looking for solutions to the global problem of reckless oil drilling following years of oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Our Friends at the BankFollows World Bank and International Monetary Fund decision-makers in Uganda, showing how top-level decisions are made in the field.
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Overworked to SuicideAfter the recession of the 1990s, Japan’s white collar salarymen increasingly must work arduous hours for fear of losing their jobs. This often leads to depression and suicide.
Panjy, Amelia, Justin and VusumziRevisits four children in India, Norway, and South Africa, who were born in 1992, the year of the first Rio Earth Summit, and measures the impact of globalization on their lives.
Pilgrims and TouristsIn the Altai Republic of Russia and in Northern California, indigenous shamans resist massive government projects that threaten nature and culture.
Planet Neighborhood: CommunityCommunity regeneration, energy-efficient design, and waste water treatment.
Planet Neighborhood: HomeGreen technology and innovative design save energy.
Planet Neighborhood: WorkEnergy-efficient skyscrapers, controlling waste, and innovative automobile design and recycling.
Plastic ParadiseAngela Sun reveals the effects of our rabid plastic consumption as she investigates The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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