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Angola curse of oil
Title
Angola [electronic resource (video)] : curse of oil / Network Ireland Television.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2009], c2008.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Aug. 09, 2009.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Portions are in other languages with English subtitles.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Poverty in Africa reminds us that abundant natural resources don't automatically translate into widespread economic wealth. This program brings home the disturbing reality of daily life in Angola-marked by ramshackle houses, open sewers, and a question that grows louder every day: who benefits from the country's vast oil resources? Outlining the nation's colonial and Cold War traumas, the film examines the civil war between MPLA and UNITA forces and the present-day mismanagement of oil revenues stemming from that conflict. Related topics include China's growing role in the country, the tragedy of child hunger and malnutrition, and Angola's widespread problem of land mine injuries.
Variant and related titles
Curse of oil
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Network Ireland Television, 2009
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English; Multiple languages
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Fighting the Tide 2: Developing Nations and Globalization
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
Angola: Impoverished People/Rich Oil Resources (2:14)
Angolan Civil War (3:51)
Angola's Elite: Sole Beneficiaries of Angola's Wealth (3:18)
Oil Companies and Angola's Government: Distribution of Wealth (3:10)
Inequalities in Angolan Society (2:27)
Angola Government and Collaboration with China (2:54)
Angola: Nation of Beggars (4:00)
Angola: Wealth and Poverty (2:00)
Videorecording number
40369s Infobase
40370 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Network Ireland Television.
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