Pig tusks and paper money /

There are two currencies in Papua New Guinea. The modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaf bundles and pig tusks. But there exists no legitimate system of exchange between the two. Henry Tokabak dreams of creating a bank where people can exchange their shel...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Lilliana Gibbs Productions
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2000.
Series:	Filmakers library online.
Subjects:	Banks and banking > Papua New Guinea. Legal tender > Papua New Guinea. Monetary policy > Papua New Guinea. Paper money > Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea > Economic conditions. Politique monétaire > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Banks and banking. Economic history. Legal tender. Monetary policy. Paper money. Papua New Guinea. Documentary. Streaming videos. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)