FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Economics

VH 7071 '50's & '60's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume four, The '50's & '60's, looks at the Happy Daze [1953-1960]: The post-war baby boom, suburban living and Elvis Presley epitomize the contentment of the Eisenhower years. But these were also years marked by the Korean War, rabid McCarthyism, violent civil rights demonstrations, and a frightening escalation in the Cold War. This program probes the tensions between these crosscurrents in American history. 135 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CIVIL RIGHTS, U.S. HISTORY, ECONOMICS Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 7072 '70's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume 5, The 70's, looks at Approaching the Apocalypse [1971-1975]: The one bright spot of the 1970's was Nixon's opening of China to the West while the riots at Attica prison and Kent State University, the trauma of the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal, left Americans exhausted, embittered and disillusioned. This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the U.S.. Starting Over [1976-1980]: The women's and civil rights movements, begun decades earlier and as controversial as ever, continued to evolve during the nation's Bicentennial Period. 090 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 7772 Abolicao
Summary: An examination of the history of slavery in Brazil and the current racial situation of Black Brazilians on the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Examines the contemporary political, economic, social and cultural issues faced by Black Brazilians through interviews. Directed by Sozimo Bulbul. 153 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, ECONOMICS

VH 2263 Academic & Career Options in the Coll. of Soc. Science, FAU
Summary: Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) College of Social Science recruitment video. 091 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 8333 Adam Smith And The Wealth Of Nations
Summary: Produced to commemorate the bicentennial of Adam Smith's "The Wealth Of Nations", this documentary testifies that the questions Smith wrote about in 1776 are relevant and equally troubling today. 029 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 4161 Africa: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Summary: Tunisia, a diverse nation of open-minded people, is also predominantly Muslim. Women, however, share equal rights with men and hold jobs from police officers to airline pilots. In Libya, the UN is attempting to stamp out the killer screwworm fly before it spreads throughout Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. A third segment documents Egypt's ongoing struggle to balance its growing population with limited resources and land mass. 031 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY Series: OUR DEVELOPING WORLD

VH 8386 Amartya Sen: A Life Reexamined
Summary: Documentary on the life and work of Amartya Sen, the first South Asian to win the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. The film is centered around a conversation between Sen and economist Kaushik Basu, a student of Sen, and is interspersed with interviews of other experts as well as footage of places connected with Sen's life. 056 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2305 America's Comeback Strategy
Summary: A seminar with Professor Bruce Scott on national economic policy; Professor Alfred Chandler Jr., Pulitzer Prize -winning business historian; Professor Michael Porter, author of "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, " on corporate strategy; and Professor Michael Yoshino on U.S.-Japanese business relations. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Series: FROM THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

VH 2499 American Dream
Summary: "American Dream" follows the true-life story of workers on strike in America's heartland, Austin, Minnesota. In 1984, the Hormel company saw a profit of $29 million. That same year they offered it's Austin meatpackers a salary cut from $10.69 to $8.25 an hour and a 30% cut in basic benefits. The strike which followed pitted worker against management, worker against worker and even brother against brother. Director: Barbara Kopple. 098 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 7130 Amish And Us, The
Summary: An offbeat and sometimes amusing look at the growing commerce between the traditional Amish of Lancaster County, PA and the millions of tourists who visit them every year. Examines the effect of suburban sprawl on Amish farming and the increasing reliance by the Amish on craft and construction businesses for their livelihood. 057 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 5676 Art of a Balanced Budget, The
Summary: Russia's failure to develop a balanced budget and the laws and institutions to collect taxes hurt its economy in the late 1990's. 031 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 6284 Beating the Bottom Line
Summary: The fourth in a four-part series focusing on the ways the 1990s economy impacts typical Americans. In this episode businesses on the verge of shutdown are rescued by creative partnerships enlisting management and labor. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SURVIVING THE BOTTOM LINE

VH 7112 Beyond Wall Street: The Art Of Investing: Emerging Markets
Summary: Part of an eight part series exploring the investment landscape, focusing on issues of interest to all investors. The complete title for this part is: "Beyond Wall Street: The Art Of Investing: Emerging Markets Investing; Fixed Income Investing." 053 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: FINANCE, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT

VH 4440 Big Business and Ghost of Confucius
Summary: This episode examines the fundamental questions about the role of government in economic growth and the way rulers and ruled alike have invoked traditional values to meet modern economic goals. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 0436 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Summary: Documents the Great Depression, focusing on its human side as well as on national and international political repercussions. Shows how events prepared the way for Nazism, Japanese expansionism, and the altered role of government in the United States. Includes archival film footage. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ECONOMICS, U.S. HISTORY

VH 3464 Capital Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization
Summary: Begins in the 1960's, when many of the region's political and economic systems were in disarray, and either reform or revolution seemed inevitable. This program looks at the path taken by Brazil, which confronted its problems with rich resources. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 4160 Central America: Costa Rica
Summary: We see how the country uses coffee and banana exports to propel itself forward as a developing nation; how and why it chose education its people over building an army; and how it remains a peaceful democratic anomaly in Latin America. A second segment shows how the country uses its bamboo supplies to construct homes for the poor. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN Series: OUR DEVELOPING WORLD

VH 5681 China: From Poverty to Prosperity
Summary: Shows how three nations have made extraordinary economic strides: China, as it transforms itself from a centralized command economy to a market based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial giant. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES Series: THREE DYNAMIC ECONOMIES

VH 7359 Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy, Pt. 1
Summary: This series explores our changing world: the new rules of the game, the winners and losers in the clash between government and the marketplace, the great debate over the impact of globalization, and the powerful forces shaping our economy and the future of society. It dramatically captures the issues that have defined the wealth and fate of nations and shows how the battle over the world economy will shape our lives in the 21st century. Episode 1: The Battle o f Ideas. 120 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 7360 Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy, Pt.2
Summary: Episode 2. The Agony of Reform. 120 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 7361 Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy, Pt. 3
Summary: Episode 3. The New Rules of the Game. 120 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 2306 Competing Tomorrow in the Global Economy
Summary: A seminar with Professor Robert Hayes on manufacturing excellence; Professor Janice McCormick on labor relations; and Professor David Garvin on quality control. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Series: FROM THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

VH 3901 Competition Versus Central Planning
Summary: This program develops the short run supply curve for a competitive industry and shows what determines long run equilibrium in a competitive economy. The program provides a detailed account of "the invisible hand, " and identifies some of the desirable features of this competitive outcome. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 3465 Continent on the Move: Migration and Urbanization
Summary: Looks at migration, one of the most important forces transforming the Americas. It is set in Mexico, where migration has moved people across borders and from villages to cities. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 8338 Conversation with Israel Kirzner, A
Summary: Among the foremost scholars in the continuing development of the Austrian school of economic theory, Israel Kirzner discusses the workings of a free society and illuminates the role of entrepreneurs in the process of economic discovery. 061 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8339 Conversation with Jacques Barzun, A
Summary: One of our most distinguished contemporary cultural historians, Jacques Barzun reflects on his long academic career and the movement of ideas he helped to shape through his seminal writings on liberal education in America. 060 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8334 Conversation with John Hospers, A
Summary: John Hospers is Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at the University of Southern California and author of several books. His philosophical essays are well known for their clear and careful style. As editor of The Personalist, Hospers opened the pages of that highly respected philosophy journal to a generation of young thinkers interested in basic questions of liberty. 059 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8340 Conversation with Milton Friedman, A
Summary: Milton Friedman is one of our most important economic thinkers, and a leader of the Chicago school of monetary economics. A senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution since 1977, he is also the Paul Snowden Russell Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1946 to 1976. 073 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8341 Conversation with Ronald Case, A
Summary: Ronald H. Case received the 1991 Nobel Prize in Economic Science. His articles "The problem of social cost" and "The nature of the firm" are among th e most important, and most often cited works in the whole of economic literature . He has taught at the University of Chicago since 1964, and was editor of the very influential Journal of law and economics from 1964 until 1982. 062 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 0755 Debt Crisis, The-New Perspectives
Summary: Explores the economic implications of the inability of developing countries to service their foreign debts. 055 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ECONOMICS, FINANCE

VH 3899 Demand Theory: Household Behavior
Summary: This program explains the theory of household behavior, outlines the law of diminishing marginal utility, and introduces the household's optimal purchase rule. The program also shows how diminishing marginal utility contributes to consumer surplus, and then applies this concept to evaluate user fees for public services. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 3966 Doing Business in Vietnam
Summary: Discusses Vietnam's current economic conditions and opportunities for American businesses. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

VH 5621 East Africa: Pathway to Growth
Summary: Documentary film covering the economic recovery, with the help of the IMF, in the East African countries of Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda. 047 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN AFRICA

VH 4820 Economics, Part 1-C
Summary: Offers an essential overview of the fundamentals of economic theory and key microeconomics concepts such as supply and demand. 190 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4822 Economics, Part II-B
Summary: Includes questions concerning inflation, the federal deficit, and inter national trade. 135 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4823 Economics, Part II-C
Summary: Includes questions concerning inflation, the federal deficit and international trade. 180 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4818 Economics, Pt. 1-A
Summary: This program offers an essential overview of the fundamentals of economic theory and key microeconomic concepts such as supply and demand. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4819 Economics, Pt. 1-B
Summary: This program offers an essential overview of the fundamentals of economic theory and key microeconomic concepts such as supply and demand. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4821 Economics, Pt. II-A
Summary: Includes questions about inflation, the federal deficit, and international trade. 135 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 8083 Emerging Powers. India/ A Presentation Of WSJ Video
Summary: Documentary examines India's transformation from socialism to capitalism, from poverty to prosperity. Aspects of global markets, nuclear power programs, and market reforms are reviewed. Produced and written by John Mernit. 057 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7119 European Union Video Library, The
Summary: The European Union, which was formed by the Maastricht Treaty after World War II with six Western European countries, is currently composed of 15 member states: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 070 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS, FINANCE, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7114 Exchanging
Summary: A one-semester introductory economics course developed in consultation with the National Council on Economic Education to reflect the new National Economics Standards. Engages students in the economic way of thinking, enabling them to relate to economics by presenting its concepts and principles in everyday settings. 066 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: ECONOMICS AT WORK

VH 3908 Fiscal Policy and the Deficit
Summary: This program assesses the effectiveness of fiscal policy. The program explains the channels through which fiscal policy can work, demonstrates how government policy can alter net exports, and describes how a well designed fiscal policy operates. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 7936 For Man Must Work or The End of Work
Summary: Shows how as human resources are replaced more and more by technology, living and working conditions are deteriorating for many people, ending the mass labor force era and moving toward creating an elite corps of workers in the knowledge sector. This film concentrates on situations in Canada, France and Mexico. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 5677 Free Markets, Free Choice
Summary: In Russia, the IMF encourages business competition and consumer choice as the economy transitions into the early stages of a free market. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 3905 Free Trade
Summary: The benefits of free trade are examined in this program. The program expands on the concept of specialization by distinguishing between absolute advantage and comparative advantage. The need for adjustment assistance for displaced workers is also explored. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 8188 From Socrates to Sartre, The Conflict of Classes
Summary: Part 23 of a series dealing with philosophies of the western world throughout history. This is the third part of a discussion centered on the contributions of Karl Marx. In this segment Lavine discusses Marx's theory of historical materialism. Program includes Marx's concepts of the economic foundations of society, ideology, and the dialectic of historical change, and his views on the historical development of economic relations between the classes. 030 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 3907 GDP and the Multiplier Process
Summary: In the first two programs on fiscal policy, we take a behind the scenes look at the aggregate demand curve. Key concepts include how the equilibrium level of GDP is determined and how the multiplier process works. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 5333 Get a Grip!
Summary: Lets teens know that they can make purchasing decisions that have a positive, or negative, effect on the environment. Eco-efficiency is the next step past reduce, reuse, and recycle. By understanding eco-efficiency citizens can make decision everyday that in effect leaves only a light footprint on the earth. 013 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS

VH 3470 Get Up, Stand Up: Problems of Sovereignty
Summary: Addresses challenges to national sovereignty in the Americas. Colombia, Jamaica, and Panama are highlighted, and a wide range of threats from narcoterrorism to foreign intervention are explored. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 5926 Giant Awakes, The: Chinese Capitalism
Summary: China represents a unique blend of communism and capitalism. This program studies that phenomenon by examining how the Chinese are adapting to the quasi-free market system. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS Series: GIANT AWAKES, THE

VH 5927 Giant Awakes, The: Human Rights in China
Summary: This program examines problems associated with China's economic reform through visits with a radio disc jockey and newspaper editors who are critical of the government's human rights record and interviews with American and Chinese businessmen and politicians. 049 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS Series: GIANT AWAKES, THE

VH 5928 Giant Awakes, The: The Path of Chinese Privatization
Summary: Fueled by profits from private businesses, the village of Ma Bei, China is booming, while at a plant up the road thousands of workers, formerly protected under the communist system, may lose their jobs under privatization. Worried that workers may revolt, officials are gradually phasing in privatization. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS Series: GIANT AWAKES, THE

VH 7824 Globalization & Human Rights
Summary: Examines the clash between the trend of increasing economic globalization and international human rights advocacy. Investigates the impact of foreign economic influence on gold miners in South Africa, the petroleum industry in Nigeria, the collapse of the economy of Indonesia, child labor abuses in Thailand and the situation in East Timor. 057 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

VH 5624 Globalization in Practice
Summary: This program features case studies of five companies, including Sony, Motorola, and Levi Strauss. Explores each company's stage in the process. Students analyze the companies' global status. They also analyze the companies' competitive strengths using a model developed by Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School. Commentary by Kenichi Ohmae is interspersed throughout. 062 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT Series: GLOBALIZATION

VH 5623 Globalization in Theory
Summary: The series is designed to help senior management teams evaluate and redirect international strategy to meet the challenges of the global business environment. In this program, Kenichi Ohmae introduces the theory of globalization and his vision of a borderless world. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT Series: GLOBALIZATION

VH 8208 Globalization: Winner and Losers
Summary: Sabeer Bhatia, inventor of Hotmail, Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and other industry leaders attest that globalization has raised the standard of living in developing economies through high tech opportunities, foreign investments, and debt relief. Harvard's Jeffrey Sachs and other experts point our that the world market is being exploited through shortsightedness. This program addresses the pros and cons of doing business in the global marketplace. 042 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 3913 Growth and Development
Summary: This program looks at how growth in the standard of living occurs and what government policy can do to affect this process. Among the concepts explained in the program is how growth policy differs from stabilization policy. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 5727 History of the European Monetary Union
Summary: Central to the aims and ideals of the European Union is a single currency standard based on the euro. This program, divided into 12 segments, presents the history of the EMU and issues surrounding its formation. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 5929 Imagining the Pacific
Summary: This program explores key issues in the Far East's transition from 18th century isolation to integration within the global community. "Fragments of a vision" covers the aspects of encounters, war, dynamism, community, difference, and futures. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 3467 In Women's Hands: The Changing Roles of Women
Summary: Examines the changes Chilean women of every social class effected as they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 3904 Income Distribution and the Tax System
Summary: This program looks at why a decentralized market economy produces a wide range of income levels. The program also examines ways in which incomes can be redistributed, and studies the effects of welfare and income tax programs. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 8336 The Industrial Revolution
Summary: The Industrial Revolution series is concerned with England's transformation in the 18th and 19th century which initiated a process of economic growth and of social and political change, noted as the greatest discontinuity in economic history. 085 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 0032 Inflation File, The
Summary: A whimsical private investigator is hired to determine the cause of inflation. 027 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: FINANCE, ECONOMICS

VH 5675 Inflation: The Enemy Within
Summary: Both the Ukraine and Moldova have had to take actions to stabilize their economies and lower inflation during their transitions to free market economies. 027 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 3910 Interest Rates and Exchange Rates
Summary: By combining the supply and demand of money, this program demonstrates how interest rates are determined. The program also examines flexible and fixed exchange rates and looks at how monetary policy works in large and small economies. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 0409 Introduction to The 1987 Economic Censuses, An
Summary: An overview of the 1987 Economic Census, includes history, composition, and purpose. 017 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 3897 Issues and Methods of Economics, The
Summary: This program describes economics as the study of choices: the concept of opportunity cost illustrates how society makes choices. Other key topics are the trade off between efficiency and equity objectives, positive and normative statements, and supply and demand. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 6283 Learning to Survive
Summary: The third in a four-part documentary series focusing on the ways the 1990s economy impacts typical Americans. This episode brings some encouraging news about public schools that are preparing youth and retraining adults for the 21st century workforce. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SURVIVING THE BOTTOM LINE

VH 8342 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 1
Summary: Introduction to the series / Robert Pipppin; Austrian and neoclassical economics: any gains from trade? Scherwin Rosen. 069 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8343 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 2
Summary: Hayekian socialisim / Richard Epstein. 084 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8344 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 3
Summary: Hayek, practitioner of social justice / Michael Novak. 081 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8345 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 4
Summary: Hayek, radical reactionary / Lord Ralph Harris. 081 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8346 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 5
Summary: Prefatory remarks / Gary Becker; Hayek's legacy / Kurt R. Leube. 084 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8347 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 6
Summary: Hayek and the fate of liberty in the twentieth century / Kenneth Minogue. 087 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 8348 Legacy of Friedrich A. von Hayek, The, Volume 7
Summary: Morality and community in the extended market order / James Buchanan. 081 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 7564 Life And Debt
Summary: A film, which is set in Jamaica, studies how contemporary free trade policies and global financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization affect the economies of developing nations. 086 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 6282 Living on the Fault Line
Summary: The second in a four-part documentary series focusing on the ways the 1990s economy impacts typical Americans. This episode focuses on the high-tech elite as well as blue-collar factory workers and white-collar middle managers who are sometimes forced into downward mobility or temporary and part time jobs. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SURVIVING THE BOTTOM LINE

VH 7771 Looking For Life
Summary: Reveals the lives of two working women in Haiti, and how the importation of goods from North America has contributed to the decline of Haiti's economy. A film by Claudette Coulanges. 065 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 1775 Losing the War With Japan
Summary: Examines the successful strategies Japan is using to win American markets and the reasons U.S. companies seem unable to compete. Looks at the basic differences between Japanese and U.S. market capitalism and how the U.S. responds to these differences. 088 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING

VH 6969 Maasai And Agents Of Change, The
Summary: The Maasai population in Kenya, as filmed and narrated by a Maasai. Film depicts the lifestyles and colorful ceremonies of the Maasai culture, and how outside forces want to impose a money economy and land privatization upon the traditional pastoral and nomadic life of the Maasai. 032 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5625 Making Globalization Succeed
Summary: Includes material in three segments. Executives interviewed in each segment discuss the factors that helped their particular company achieve success. Segment one includes factors related to corporate vision, values, and strategic issues. Segment two focuses on people, training, and development. Segment three discusses factors related to location, delegation and control, and government issues as they affect globalization. 072 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT Series: GLOBALIZATION

VH 7838 Mali & Senegal
Summary: Video reviews the influence of Islam on West Africa, with particular focus on the rapid growth of the religion in Senegal and Mali. 049 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

VH 5678 Market at Work, The
Summary: Presents the importance of banking system reform and the establishment of a stock market in Russia to make the Russian economy stronger. 027 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 3903 Market Failure: Externalities
Summary: This program looks at the problem of public good associated with a dramatic spillover, and examines the beneficial and detrimental externalities associated with a less extensive spillover. The program also looks at how pollution, a classic example of a detrimental externality, can be eliminated. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 3902 Market Failure: Monopoly
Summary: This program looks at the inefficiencies of monopoly and how a government created monopoly can be eliminated. Removing an inefficient natural monopoly is more difficult. The program describes three methods. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 7558 Martha Stewart: It's A Good Thing
Summary: Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series "Biography" on the A&E Television Networks, video is a brief overview of the life, career, and success of businesswoman, Martha Stewart. 050 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS

VH 5682 Mauritius: Island of Economic Ingenuity
Summary: Shows how Mauritius, a formerly poverty ridden nation has made enormous economic strides which have made it a player on the international economic scene. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: THREE DYNAMIC ECONOMIES

VH 3466 Mirrors of the Heart: Race and Identity
Summary: Explores race and ethnicity as indicators of self image and social standing. An indigenous family in Bolivia strives for economic and social advancement while maintaining its cultural identity. People of Haiti and the Dominican Republic show contrasting attitudes toward their African roots. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 3909 Money and Banking
Summary: This program examines government attempts to stabilize the economy, focusing on monetary policy. Concepts explored include fractional reserve banking, the deposits in chartered banks as a major component of the country's money supply, and how chartered bank reserves can be increased. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 7223 Money: Man Made or A Divine Gift from Allah?
Summary: Explores the third pillar of faith, zakat, or alms-giving, and the Islamic financial system, where usury and speculation are forbidden but profit sharing and dividends are mandatory. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: ISLAM RISING

VH 8210 Peace and Conflict Resolution, Part 5, Globalization
Summary: Globalization examines a phenomenon that truly characterizes our time. The rapid expansion of the international market place and the power of those who control it is perceived to be the principal reason why the gap between the rich and the poor is increasing, not dimenishing. This viewpoint was also expressed by the thousands who demonstrated against the World Trade Organization in Seattle and Prague. On the other hand, some view globalization as being the only way form prosperity to spread to developing countries. This segment concentrate on Bangladesh. 028 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 5683 Peru: Road to Recovery
Summary: Shows how Peru, despite political problems, terrorism and hyperinflation, is somehow managing to turn itself around economically. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: THREE DYNAMIC ECONOMIES

VH 3911 Pitfalls in Stabilization Policy
Summary: This program discusses monetary and fiscal policy for a large economy. Some key topics are the crowding out effect, the short run trade off between inflation and unemployment, and how stabilization policies with long lags can affect business cycles. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 1903 Poor Man Shames Us All, A
Summary: Learn why our Western views of wealth and economies needs have created a society of strangers in the midst of material riches, while tribal cultures such as the Weyewa of Indonesia and the Gabra of Kenya create economies of dependency on others, measuring wealth through people not possessions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 1499 Power in the Pacific, Power Without Purpose
Summary: Analyzes the economic interdependence of the United States and Japan during the last half of the 20th century. Examines the rise of Japan's economic power and the erosion of American influence in the Pacific. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0132 Rich Country, Strong Military
Summary: A program in the course: "Japan, the Changing Tradition". Examines the ways in which Japan effected the transition from a feudal state to a major world power in the last half of the 19th century. 029 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 7118 River Spirit- Port of New Orleans
Summary: An overview of the Port of New Orleans. 006 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECONOMICS, U.S. HISTORY

VH 6281 Running with the Bulls
Summary: The first in a four part documentary series focusing on the ways the 1990s economy impacts typical Americans. This episode looks at some of America's most powerful business leaders such as Michael Price, Thomas Labrecque, Al Dunlap and Henry Schacht. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT Series: SURVIVING THE BOTTOM LINE

VH 5673 Sick Economies: The IMF Prescription
Summary: This program examines the solutions that the IMF would advocate to correct a country's economic crisis including balancing payments, increasing production levels, devaluing the currency, increasing interest rates, imposing financial discipline and lending money. The program provides a clear introduction to the IMF's policies and procedures. 012 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 3912 Stabilization Policy for a Small Open Economy
Summary: This program analyzes a small, open economy, such as Canada's, where financial markets are integrated with world financial markets. The program shows that the interest rate of a small, open economy is determined by the rest of the world, and looks at the implications of this. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 3453 Sugar Scandal: Sugar Farming in Florida's Everglades
Summary: Hosted by Ed Asner and presented by the National Audubon Society. This video gives a detailed history of the fight between environmentalists and sugar farmers in South Florida. Environmentalists say that farmers have polluted the Everglades and they should be the ones to clean it. Farmers contend that they aren't the only ones to cause harm and that they are already paying their share. See also VH 3412, "Sugar Scandal A Special Report", a shorter version of this program. 046 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS

VH 3898 Supply and Demand
Summary: This program explains how economists use elasticity to measure how demand responds to price. The program also discusses factors that cause shifts in supply and demand and how "the invisible hand" works in free markets and what happens when price controls are imposed. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 3900 Supply Theory: The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms
Summary: This program examines the theory of the firm, which is based on the assumption of profit maximization. The program explains the optimal hiring rule and optimal output decision, and explores several methods of illustrating a firm's revenue and cost data. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 5674 Towards a Market Economy
Summary: With the aid of the IMF, budget reform, new tax laws and the legal recognition and protection of private property, the Ukraine has put the principles of free market economics into practice. 026 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: UNDERSTANDING FREE MARKET ECONOMICS

VH 3906 Unemployment, Inflation, and National Output
Summary: This program begins to look at how cycles in an economy develop by explaining how unemployment, inflation, and gross domestic product are measured. The program also introduces aggregate supply and demand, and used these concepts to spell out why business cycles occur. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS

VH 5622 West Africa: Fabric of Reform
Summary: Documentary covering the economic reform occurring, with the help of the IMF, in the West African countries of Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Mali. 032 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN AFRICA

VH 8176 Western Samoa: A Dual Economy
Summary: Video presents Western Samoa in the process of transitioning from a traditional subsistence economy to a market economy. 021 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 3927 Who Plays God?
Summary: This program explores a variety of life and death situations to illustrate the spectrum of highly controversial, ethical decisions made on a daily basis in modern American medicine. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: DEC. & INF. SYS, ECONOMICS

VH 4119 World Bank, The: The Great Experiment, Part 1 of 2
Summary: Shows the inner workings of the World Bank by examining its dealings with Uganda for an economic development project. Part 1, "Tug of War." 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 4120 World Bank, The: The Great Experiment, Part 2 of 2
Summary: Shows the inner workings of the World Bank by examining its dealings with Uganda for an economic development project. Part 2, "Mountains of Debt." 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS