Voices of the Poor
Description
In the shadow of an increasingly interconnected and globalized economy, many of the world's poor are worse off than ever before. This classic documentary travels to Tanzania, Mali, India, Brazil, and Bosnia to present some practical solutions offered by poor people themselves as they face the challenge of improving their living conditions. Slum residents who have formed community activist groups explain why having sewage systems and permanent housing will improve their ability to get jobs, and microloan recipients discuss their hopes of financing their children's education. "There are the poor, and there are the miserable," says an elderly woman in Brazil. "We are the poor, but we are fighting to rise ...
Runtime
42 min
Subjects
- Wealth (179)
- Power (Social sciences) (152)
- Developing countries (12)
- Economic geography (159)
- Social classes (184)
- Poverty (164)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2001
Database
Films on Demand
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