Price of Progress, The
- Synopsis
- Documents the effects of World Bank-funded projects on the environment and tribal peoples worldwide. These projects include the Poloroeste project in South America (building a road through a Brazilian rain forest), transmigration in Indonesia (resettling Javanese on to tribal peoples’ land), and a hydro-electric scheme on the Narmanda River in India (flooding tribal peoples’ land). Includes interviews with World Bank members and their critics.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
- Year of production
- 1987
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Development studies
- Keywords
- Brazil; developing countries; India; Indians of North & South America; Indonesia; international aid; Java; land rights; rain forests; resettlement
Credits
- Cast
Bob Geldof
Distributor
- Name
Survival International
- Phone
- 020 7242 1441
- Fax
- 020 7242 1771
- Address
- London
WC1N 3QL - Notes
- Contact: Libarty Bollen, e-mail: lb@survival-international.org (4/00)
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