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:
A 25-year battle in Canada's iconic Jumbo Valley pits developers of a large ski resort against conservationists, backcountry skiers and First Nations, who revere it as home of the grizzly bear spirit.
Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge.
A street-level documentary that explores the soul of a city devastated by nearly three decades of war.
An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labor and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?
The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?(Episode 5 of the Capitalism series)
By growing an acre of corn in Iowa two friends uncover the devastating impact that corn is having on the environment, public health and family farms.
The transformation of an old American school bus into a brightly-colored public bus in Guatemala speaks volumes about our globalized world.
Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas and students from The Harvard Project on the City explore Lagos, Nigeria, interpreting the chaotic city in an innovative, surprising way.
Erwin Wagenhofer's incredible odyssey tracking our money through the worldwide finance system.
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