In Whose Interests?

Synopsis

America claims to support freedom and democracy abroad but does history really support this idea? An internal government memorandum of 1948 said "We have about 50% of the world’s wealth but only 6% of its population. Our real task is to maintain this position of disparity." Examples of this policy in action are shown from Guatamala, East Timor, El Salvador and Vietnam. Noam Chomsky explains that policy is decided by a small corporate sector, tightly linked to the state, which makes decisions in their own interest.

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2004

Year of production

2003

Subjects

Economics; Politics & government

Keywords

democracy; East Timor; economic issues; El Salvador; foreign policy; Guatemala; United States of America; Vietnam

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£7.00 + £20.00 deposit

Availability

Hire

Duration/Size

27 minutes

Year

2004

Distributor (Hire)

Name

Of Public Concern

Email

ericwalker@gn.apc.org

Phone

01473 717088

Address

Nacton
Ipswich
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