Commanding heights : the battle for the world economy /

This series explores our changing world: the new rules of the game, the winners and losers in the clash between government and the marketplace, the great debate over the impact of globalization, and the powerful forces shaping our economy and the future of society.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	InVision Productions, Heights Productions, Inc, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Lion Television Ltd, WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Stiers, David Ogden, Cran, William, Barker, Greg, Yergin, Daniel, Stanislaw, Joseph
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2002]
Subjects:	Economic policy. Capitalism > History > 20th century. Markets. Privatization. Deregulation. Economic history > 1945- Competition, International. Documentary television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Description
Summary:	This series explores our changing world: the new rules of the game, the winners and losers in the clash between government and the marketplace, the great debate over the impact of globalization, and the powerful forces shaping our economy and the future of society.
Item Description:	Based on the book by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw. Videodisc release of the 2002 television documentary series. Special features: Daniel Yergin on creating a television series from his book -- Q&A with Daniel Yergin and producers William Cran and Greg Barker -- Access to Commanding Heights Web site, including: an exclusive time map, which provides an interactive atlas of economic history, comprehensive transcripts from on-camera interviews, and biographies of the people who played significant roles in the development of the modern global market, an online teacher's guide that provides suggestions for applications of the Web site in classroom instruction -- An excerpt from the companion book to the series -- A complete list of interview subjects included in the series. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Editor, Chris Lysaght ; photography, Jeff Baynes ... [et al.] ; music, Paul Foss ; writers, William Cran, Daniel Yergin.
ISBN:	1578079373 (set) 1578079381 (episode 1) 157807939X (episode 2) 1578079403 (episode 3)