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Why Poverty?
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Publication Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
Welcome to the World (3:50)
Critical Patients in Sierra Leone (2:41)
Complications in Sierra Leone (2:45)
Mortality Rates (1:09)
Homeless in the US (4:59)
Struggling in Cambodia (4:17)
Bengie Village, Sierra Leone (2:35)
A Family Working Together (2:34)
Well Checks (3:33)
Its Two Girls! (2:27)
Education Through Song (2:24)
Emergency Cesarean Birth (3:55)
Closing the Gap (2:36)
Family Care (4:17)
Difficult Deliveries (4:36)
Families Grow (3:24)
Successful Deliveries (3:49)
Changing Futures (1:49)
Welcome to the World: Born Poor, Die Poor?-Why Poverty? (0:35)
Bonus Material: Welcome to the World: Born Poor, Die Poor?-Why Poverty? (4:32)
Credits: Welcome to the World: Born Poor, Die Poor?-Why Poverty? (0:21)
"Love and Rubbish" (7:36)
Credits: "Love and Rubbish" (0:21)
"A Girl's Day" (5:51)
Credits: "A Girl's Day" (0:16)
"Colours in the Dust" (5:31)
Credits: "Colours in the Dust" (0:22)
"Voices Bolivia" (4:44)
Credits: "Voices Bolivia" (0:13)
From the eVideo
China Privatizes University Education (1:26)
Advertising to Students (2:33)
Disappointing Grade (3:19)
Graduating in China (1:16)
Struggling Graduate (1:51)
Job Search (0:56)
Student's Goals (1:52)
Selling Education (2:02)
Job Interview (1:53)
Trial Period (2:43)
Family Quarrel (3:03)
Looking for Housing (1:34)
Manipulative College Recruiter (3:49)
Financial Struggles (1:16)
Salesmanship (1:51)
Extended Family (1:23)
Challenges for Struggling Students (0:45)
Struggling Employee (3:50)
Raising Funds for College (3:11)
Struggling Job-Seeker (2:56)
Job-Seekers' Get-Together (2:35)
Recruiting (1:44)
Peasants Scammed by College (3:39)
Borrowing for College (1:53)
Rejected Job Applicant (1:36)
Off to College (1:52)
Failure of Private Colleges (1:21)
Additional Resources & Credits: Education, Education: What Does an Education Get You?- Why Poverty? (0:36)
Town and Country (1:38)
Miseducation (4:10)
Afghan Girl (0:57)
From the eVideo
Two Park Avenues (2:35)
Modeling Financial Inequity with Monopoly (3:13)
Low Upward Mobility (2:04)
Chasm in Income Distribution (1:44)
Concentration of Billionaires at 740 Park Ave. (2:02)
Residents of 740 Park Ave. (2:55)
"Winner-Take-All Politics" (0:54)
Corrupt Lobbyists & Politicians. (2:21)
Raising Campaign Funds at 740 Park Ave. (1:59)
Tax Advantages for the Rich (3:02)
Koch Brothers (3:07)
Koch Brothers & Tea Party (1:57)
Ayn Rand Ideology in the Tea Party (3:16)
Paul Ryan's Budget Plan (3:48)
Education, Employment, & Class Mobility (2:09)
Paul Ryan's Campaign Against Food Stamps (2:25)
Impact of Bush Tax Cuts (2:27)
Overpaying America's CEOs (2:34)
Skewed Capitalist Morality (1:24)
Entitlement & "Class Warfare" (2:29)
Scott Walker's Anti-Union Politics (3:40)
Scott Walker's Recall & National Agenda (2:53)
Relationship Between Rich & Poor in the U.S. (3:10)
Credits: Park Avenue: Money, Power, and the American Dream-Why Poverty? (0:41)
Blank Screen (0:56)
Bonus Segment: "Textless Elements" (11:23)
Short Film: "New Poor" (5:25)
Credits: "New Poor" (0:15)
Short Film: "Holiday from Poverty" (5:34)
Credits: "Holiday from Poverty" (0:21)
Short Film: "The Car's Got to Go" (5:28)
Credits: "The Car's Got to Go" (0:19)
Short Film: "The Crisis and the Sunglasses" (4:34)
Credits: "The Crisis and the Sunglasses" (0:14)
Short Film: "Lullaby" (2:27)
Credits: "Lullaby" (0:15)
From the eVideo
Do We Know What Poverty Is? (2:04)
Poverty in Prehistory (2:09)
Assyria & Ancient Egypt (1:04)
Ancient Greece (2:17)
Cairo 1100 AD (2:32)
Paris 1300 AD (3:49)
Era of Colonialism (4:10)
China 1743 AD (2:00)
Europe 1800 AD (3:21)
The Work House (2:09)
Oliver Twist (1:23)
Canudos Brazil (2:37)
19th Century - Present Day (3:11)
Currency & the Creation of the Third World (2:47)
1876 Southern Indian (1:16)
Africa: Apartheid and Beyond (2:02)
Green Revolution (2:09)
Mao's Great Leap Forward (2:12)
Africa (3:49)
What Reduces Poverty Today? (4:27)
By the Rich, for the Rich (2:27)
Are You Next? (2:59)
Credits: Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty-Why Poverty? (0:42)
Bonus Material: "Why Poverty" (6:23)
Credits: Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty-Why Poverty? (0:40)
"Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 1" (3:15)
Music and Credits: "Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 1" (0:38)
"Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 2" (3:35)
Music and Credits: "Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 2" (0:40)
"Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 3" (1:46)
"The Poverty Song" ("Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 2") (2:13)
Credits: "Wilbur Goes Poor Episode 3" (0:28)
"In Your Hands" (5:31)
Credits: "In Your Hands" (0:19)
"Mauá Surroundings" (5:15)
Credits: "Mauá Surroundings" (0:22)
"The OK Brothers" (1:59)
Credits: "The OK Brothers" (0:24)
"Voices of South Africa" (4:49)
Credits: "Voices of South Africa" (0:14)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Give Us the Money: How Do You Change the World? (2:39)
Give Us the Money (2:48)
"Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed the World)" (2:08)
Live Aid Concert (1:52)
Public Pressure for African Aid (1:41)
Cold War Implications (1:43)
Awareness for African Debt Relief (2:36)
Publicity at the G8 Cologne Summit (2:17)
President Clinton Proposes African Debt Cancellation (2:36)
Convincing Congress (4:28)
An Unresolved Problem (1:48)
Becoming Washington Lobbyists (1:01)
Millionaires Contribute Lobbying Funds for DATA (1:18)
The DATA Lobby (2:36)
The AIDS Epidemic in Africa (2:08)
Enlisting Leaders of the Religious Right (2:07)
Reframing the AIDS Debate (5:04)
The Iraq War (1:20)
Make Poverty History Campaign (2:18)
Ethical Issues and an Emotional Appeal (3:19)
Live 8, 2005 (3:33)
Unfulfilled Aspirations (1:59)
African Progress (1:25)
Rapport DATA, 2008 (1:17)
A Change of Hands (1:36)
Credits: Give Us the Money: How Do You Change the World?-Why Poverty? (0:49)
"Finding Josephine" (9:37)
Credits: "Finding Josephine" (0:24)
"Birhan's Story" (4:37)
Credits: "Birhan's Story" (0:17)
From the eVideo
Food Crisis (1:40)
Land Deals (1:30)
Land Rush (1:33)
Sosumar (1:49)
Investor's Vision for Agriculture (1:36)
Jobs for Women (1:04)
Traditional Farmer (1:39)
Opposing Foreign Land Grabs (1:25)
Government-Business Partnership (3:58)
Land Ownership (1:37)
Food Sovereignty (1:32)
Opposition to Land Leases (4:08)
Local Support for Sosumar (2:03)
Karite Trees (1:19)
Local Opposition Threatens Project (2:15)
Security Guards (1:50)
Shea Butter (1:02)
Change and Tradition (2:49)
Promoting Project (2:10)
Land Battles (2:29)
Pressing Government (3:01)
Commitment to Africa (1:22)
Hopes for Development (2:03)
Lobbying (2:12)
Western-Influenced African Elite (1:00)
Mali Coup (2:11)
Investor Pursues Nigeria (1:24)
Mali's Future (1:00)
Expectations After Coup (2:00)
Threats to the Poor and Instability (1:37)
Additional Resources & Credits: Land Rush: How Do You Feed the World?- Why Poverty? (0:44)
Hunger for Profit (2:43)
Speculators and Food Prices (1:46)
Additional Resources & Credits: Hunger for Profit (0:24)
Village Removal (2:04)
Food Thrown Away (2:51)
Morris' Bag (2:30)
God is Rain (2:29)
Orator on Kenyan Droughts (2:03)
Lake Turkana (1:36)
From the eVideo
Bedouin Women in Poverty (2:11)
Education Program for Bedouin Women (4:16)
Leaving Jordan (1:49)
Arrival in India (1:35)
Meeting Program Participants (1:07)
Language Challenges (2:07)
Homesick (1:09)
Literacy Challenges (2:11)
Basic Solar Engineering (1:13)
Coerced into Returning Home (4:59)
Sharing New Knowledge (2:21)
Challenging Bedouin Tradition (3:36)
Commitment to Education (5:29)
Marital Tension (2:47)
Taking Control (2:24)
Relearning Circuits (2:31)
Barefoot College Final Exam (2:23)
Graduation and Leaving (1:56)
Return to Jordan (1:59)
Adjusting to Village Life (2:34)
Negotiating in Bedouin Culture (3:11)
Recruiting Bedouin Trainees (1:52)
Bringing Solar Power to Villages (1:36)
Credits: Solar Mamas: Are Women Better at Getting Out of Poverty Than Men?-Why Poverty? (0:38)
Short Film: "The Thread" (6:30)
Credits: The Thread (0:17)
Short Film: "A Beggar's Loan" (3:43)
Credits: "A Beggar's Loan" (0:34)
Short Film: "Mama Illegal" (6:58)
Credits: "Mama Illegal" (0:16)
Short Film: "Poop on Poverty" (4:43)
Credits: Poop on Poverty (0:19)
From the eVideo
Challenging Greed (3:46)
Stealing Africa (1:46)
African Resource Exploitation (2:49)
Understanding Transfer Pricing (2:03)
Glencore's Commodity Profits (2:06)
Mopani's Environmental Record (3:40)
Hiding Copper Mining Pollution (3:34)
Indicting Glencore (3:29)
Privatizing Zambian Copper Mines (2:13)
Zambian Privatization Rationale (4:33)
Addressing Zambian Unemployment (4:20)
Attempt to Increase Mining Taxation (4:49)
Multinational Accounting Loopholes (2:49)
Buying a Presidential Pardon (3:33)
Operating above the Law (2:30)
Glencore's Ongoing Illegal Activity (1:55)
Tax Fraud in Zambia (4:44)
Inequality through Global Markets (2:54)
Credits: Stealing Africa: How Much Profit is Fair?-Why Poverty? (0:35)
"Sea Gypsies" (5:20)
Credits: "Sea Gypsies" (0:17)
"Coal Boy: Mind the Gap" (4:26)
Credits: "Coal Boy: Mind the Gap" (0:13)
"The Barrel" (4:26)
Credits: "The Barrel" (0:17)
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Subjects
Subjects
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Barefoot College
Billionaires
Childbirth
China
Collective behavior
Corporations
Corporations -- Finance
Cost and standard of living
Cultural geography
Culture
Developing countries
Economic aspects
Economic development
Economic geography
Educational films
Equality
Equality -- Economic aspects
Exploitation
Finance
Health
International economic relations
International relations
Internet videos
Land subdivision
Land tenure
Medicine
Middle East
Moral and ethical aspects
Natural resources
Policy sciences
Political planning
Poor women
Poor women -- Developing countries
Population
Poverty
Power (Social sciences)
Pregnancy
Public health
Public policy
Schools
Sex
Social classes
Social ecology
Social movements
Social structure
Videorecording
Wealth
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects
Work and family
Barefoot College
Billionaires
Childbirth
China
Collective behavior
Corporations
Corporations -- Finance
Cost and standard of living
Cultural geography
Culture
Developing countries
Economic aspects
Economic development
Economic geography
Educational films
Equality
Equality -- Economic aspects
Exploitation
Finance
Health
International economic relations
International relations
Internet videos
Land subdivision
Land tenure
Medicine
Middle East
Moral and ethical aspects
Natural resources
Policy sciences
Political planning
Poor women
Poor women -- Developing countries
Population
Poverty
Power (Social sciences)
Pregnancy
Public health
Public policy
Schools
Sex
Social classes
Social ecology
Social movements
Social structure
Videorecording
Wealth
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects
Work and family