Host Will Durst takes the viewer on a worldwide exploration of how economic globalization is changing the way people work in this two-part PBS-aired program from the acclaimed Livelyhood series. Covering such thought-provoking issues as exporting labor, global job sharing, helping developing nations share the wealth, WTO policies, and the digital divide, the program travels to such diverse places as Seattle, Washington; Provo, Utah; New York City; Accra, Ghana; Bangalore, India; New England; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Introducing us to people working in global industries--from sweat shops in Cambodia, to students in India posing as American telemarketers--the program allows viewers a firsthand look at the issues surrounding the world's increasingly interlocked economies. In fact, Planet Work offers a powerful reminder of the growing economic interconnectivity between nations and the reasons why isolationist policies have negative repercussions in a capitalist free economy. Viewers are likely to see their running shoes or morning lattes in a whole new light after watching this informative series. Highly recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (L. Stevens)
Planet Work 1&2
(2001) 2 videocassettes. 56 min. each. $198. The Working Group. PPR. Color cover. Volume 17, Issue 4
Planet Work 1&2
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