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)