Crash course world history. good or bad / Episode 42, Globalization II :
In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rates, environmental damage, and new paths...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Crash Course World History,
2020.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rates, environmental damage, and new paths for the spread of disease. So does all this outweigh the economic benefits, the innovation, and the relative peace that come with interconnected economies? As usual, the answer is not simple. In this case, we're living in the middle of the events we're discussing, so it's hard to know how it's going to turn out. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 6, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (14 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:13:05 |