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The Empty ATM : Inside Argentina's broken economy
Title
The Empty ATM : Inside Argentina's broken economy / WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) [2002]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2006.
Copyright Notice Date
©2002
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (57 min.) : sound, color., digital file + instructional materials (online)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Nov. 08, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Originally produced by WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), 2006 ISBN 9781421352817.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
In December 2001, the Argentine government defaulted on $155 billion in public debt. This Wide Angle documentary describes the economic disintegration of the once-affluent country, examining its political quagmire and the collapse of its currency. Showing various methods that citizens use to survive in a broken economy-ranging from the ingenious, such as barter clubs for exchanging goods and services, to the brutal, including outbreaks of rioting-the program demonstrates what happens when basic government services vanish. It also asks: How can the people of Argentina put their society back together? In addition, former World Bank Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz talks with anchor Jamie Rubinches
Variant and related titles
Inside Argentina's broken economy
Films on demand.
Wide angle (Television program)
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Wide Angle Collection: Human Stories, Global Issues
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 and up.
Contents
Frozen Savings Accounts in Buenos Aires (6:32)
Human Resources: Jobs as Prizes on Reality TV (5:14)
Economic Crisis Results in Violation of Constitutional Rights (3:05)
Human Resources: Contestants (6:07)
Protests and Road Blocks (1:55)
Barter Clubs in Argentina (7:58)
Financial Crisis in Argentina's Congress (2:26)
Argentina's Immigrants Return to Native Countries (3:29)
Argentina's On-Going Battle for Jobs and Money (5:36)
Joseph Stiglitz's Commentary on Argentina's Economic Crisis (8:01)
Videorecording number
36163 Infobase
37083s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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