Global resources management and competition /
What is the relationship between a country's natural assets and its economic power? Does wealth in raw materials alone lead to monetary wealth? What are the dangers of relying on finite supplies? This program explores economic questions surrounding the management of-and international competitio...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c2007.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (34 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Global economics (Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)).
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| Summary: |
What is the relationship between a country's natural assets and its economic power? Does wealth in raw materials alone lead to monetary wealth? What are the dangers of relying on finite supplies? This program explores economic questions surrounding the management of-and international competition for-natural resources. Describing the process by which nations translate the products of their forests, fields, mines, and waters into economic and political power, the video provides insight into the drive to control natural resources, the role they play in the economic development of poor countries, the precarious concept of the "global commons," and the connection between resource mismanagement and environmental damage. Recent events in the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America highlight historical patterns of international resource exchange and exploitation. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Oct. 25, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Uneven Distribution of Resources (1:38) -- The Drive to Control Natural Resources (6:49) -- Translating Resources into Economic and Political Power (3:29) -- Resources and Economic Development: Hazards of Specialization (4:09) -- Resources and Economic Development: Specialization and Corruption (3:51) -- Resources as Global Commons: The Tragedy of the Commons (5:48) -- Resources as Global Commons: Developing Nations (2:58) -- Resource Management: Vicious or Virtuous Circle? (3:26) -- Resource Management: Environmental Costs of China's Development (2:45) -- Resource Management: Cause for Optimism (1:32) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. What is the relationship between a country's natural assets and its economic power? Does wealth in raw materials alone lead to monetary wealth? What are the dangers of relying on finite supplies? This program explores economic questions surrounding the management of-and international competition for-natural resources. Describing the process by which nations translate the products of their forests, fields, mines, and waters into economic and political power, the video provides insight into the drive to control natural resources, the role they play in the economic development of poor countries, the precarious concept of the "global commons," and the connection between resource mismanagement and environmental damage. Recent events in the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America highlight historical patterns of international resource exchange and exploitation. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (34 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |