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Inside the global economy / producer, Louis Barbash, [of updated episodes, Gerald Krell] ; director [of updated episodes], Gerald Krell ; director/videographer, David Arnold ; writer/videographer [of updated episodes], Meyer Odze ; director of content development, Nariman Behravesh ; produced by Educational Film Center.

Format Video (DVD)
Edition[2003 updated ed.].
Publication InfoS. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg Media, [2004?]
Description7 videodiscs (approximately 780 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
International economic relations.
International finance.
International trade.
International business enterprises.
Foreign exchange rates.
Other author/creatorBehravesh, Nariman, screenwriter, teacher.
Other author/creatorBarbash, Louis, producer.
Other author/creatorKrell, Gerald, producer, director.
Other author/creatorArnold, David director.
Other author/creatorOdze, Meyer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorO'Connor, Beverly, moderator.
Other author/creatorEducational Film Center (Annandale, Va.)
Other author/creatorAnnenberg Media.
Contents disc 1. Trade, an introduction (case studies: IBM in Japan and mineral exports from Australia) -- Protectionism (title on disc label: Protectionism vs. free trade) (case studies: French farmer's protest ; Voluntary export restraints [on Japanese cars into the U.S.]).
Contents disc 2. Trade policy (case studies: The Airbus project ; Chile, the miracle of wine) -- Trade liberalization and regional trade blocs (case studies: NAFTA, boon or bust? ; The U.K. enters the European Union).
Contents disc 3. Labor and capital mobility (case studies: the immigrant worker [guest workers in the Netherlands] ; Maquiladoras [and Mexican immigration to the U.S.]) -- Multinational corporations (case studies: Multinationals : Ericsson in Hungary ; Multinational corporations : who is us? [comparison of Smith-Corona and Brother].
Contents disc 4. Fixed vs. floating exchange rates (case studies: Fluctuating exchange rates : how does business stay afloat [Komatsu vs. Caterpillar] ; Exchange rates : do floating rates work? [petrodollar recycling in the 1970s]) -- Managing currencies and policy coordination (case studies: Floating exchange rates [the Plaza and Louvre Accords] ; The British pound in the ERM [European Exchange Rate Mechanism]).
Contents disc 5. Exchange rates, capital flight, and hyperinflation (case studies: The Mexican peso crisis : the second time around ; Hyperinflation in Argentina) -- Developing countries (case studies: Korea vs. Sri Lanka ; Tanzania : aid or trade).
Contents disc 6. Economies in transition (case studies: Small scale privatization [state industries vs. private entrepreneurs in Russia] ; Poland : planning and competition ["shock therapy"]) -- The environment (case studies: Environmental protection [the U.S.-Mexico agreement on dolphin-safe tuna fishing and trans-national pollution along the Rhine River]).
Contents disc 7. The evolving world economy (case studies: China as an economic power ; U.S. computer industry [Microsoft and U.S. dominance of the software market]).
Abstract Presents the principles of international economics using on-location documentary case studies, news and archival footage, and commentary from distinguished international economists.
General noteCopyright date on title frames: 1994, (three episodes copyrighted 2003); copyright date on containers: 1995.
Performer Presenter, Nariman Behravesh ; moderator, Beverly O'Connor.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed-captioned.
Other titleTrade, an introduction.
Other titleProtectionism vs. free trade.
Other titleTrade policy.
Other titleTrade liberalization and regional trade blocs.
Other titleLabor and capital mobility.
Other titleMultinational corporations.
Other titleFixed vs. floating exchange rates.
Other titleManaging currencies and policy coordination.
Other titleExchange rates, capital flight, and hyperinflation.
Other titleDeveloping countries.
Other titleEconomies in transition.
Other titleEnvironment.
Other titleEvolving world economy.
ISBN1576808017
ISBN9781576808016

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