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The Resource Poverty, Inc : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?, Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller, (videorecording DVD)

Poverty, Inc : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?, Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller, (videorecording DVD)

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"'I see multiple colonial governors,' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?"--From container
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eng
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Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
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Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2014
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Poverty, Inc : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?
Title
Poverty, Inc
Title remainder
fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?
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Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller
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Poverty, Incorporated
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eng
Summary
"'I see multiple colonial governors,' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?"--From container
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videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Simon Scionka; editors, Simon Scionka, Tom Small
Language note
Spanish dubbing and English/Spanish subtitles available
PerformerNote
Interviewees: Magatte Wade, George Ayittey, Marcella Escobari, Herman Chinerry-Hesse. Narrated by Robert Sirico
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1945-
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  • Fitzgerald, James F.
  • Miller, Michael Matheson
  • Witt, Jonathan
  • Scionka, Simon
  • Small, Tom
  • Wade, Magatte
  • Ayittey, George B. N.
  • Escobari, Marcella
  • Chinery-Hesse, Herman
  • Sirico, Robert A.
  • Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm)
  • Brainstorm Media
  • Tugg Inc
  • Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
  • Poverty Cure (Firm)
  • ColdWater Media
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91
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  • Poverty
  • Economic assistance
  • Poverty
  • Human services
  • Developing countries
  • Developing countries
Technique
live action
Label
Poverty, Inc : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?, Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller, (videorecording DVD)
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Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2014
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videodisc
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  • vd
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
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other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
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video
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rdamedia
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  • v
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videodisc
Other control number
013964695168
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sound, color
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PRDVD3143
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sound on medium
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videodisc
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DVD; NTSC; aspect ratio 16:9
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DVD
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Poverty, Inc : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most?, Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller, (videorecording DVD)
Distribution
Copyright
Note
Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2014
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
013964695168
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
PRDVD3143
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; aspect ratio 16:9
Video recording format
DVD

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