Poverty, Inc. /

"The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry -- the business of doing good has never been better. Yet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing i...

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Other Authors:	Miller, Michael Matheson (Screenwriter), Witt, Jonathan (Screenwriter), Scionka, Simon (Screenwriter, director of photography,), Sirico, Robert A. (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Captioned in English.
Published:	[Sausalito, Calif.] : Ro*co Films, [2015]
Edition:	[Educational edition.].
Subjects:	Poverty > Developing countries. Poverty > International cooperation. Human services > Developing countries. Economic assistance. Developing countries > Economic conditions. Developing countries > Social conditions. Economic history. Human services. Poverty. Social conditions. Developing countries. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Film Platform)

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Summary:	"The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry -- the business of doing good has never been better. Yet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?"--Video home page.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2014. Website includes 41-page discussion guide (©2015) in PDF format.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (91 min., 20 sec.) : digital, sound, color.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Simon Scionka; editors, Simon Scionka, Tom Small.