Foundations of Wealth, The: DVD 1
- Synopsis
- 'The Foundations of Wealth’ combines documentary film material and animation to present an introduction to economic principles. The series is structured around the activities of two people, cartoon characters, and the community they live in, through a series of economic changes and developments, that show the foundations of basic economic principles and mechanisms, which are then presented at work in the contemporary world. The series is designed for use in the classroom but also suitable for any course where the basics of economics need to be introduced or explained in a clear, memorable and entertaining way.
Episode 1. How It All Began (11 minutes) - Key concepts: subsistence level, subsistence economy, scarcity, surplus
Episode 2. Division of Labour - i. Product (9 minutes) - Key concepts: organisation, specialisation, efficiency, investment, capital
Episode 3. Division of Labour - ii. Process (10 minutes) - Key concepts: trade, productivity, exports and imports, production line
Episode 4. Mechanisation (10 minutes) - Key concepts: mechanical device, energy source, harnessing
Episode 5. A Life Worth Living (11 minutes) - Key concepts: cultivation, goods and services, natural resources, leisure - Series
- Foundations of Wealth Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 2004
- Subjects
- Economics
- Keywords
- capitalism; economic history; economic systems; economic theories
Credits
- Writer
- Antony Jay
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £64
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 51 minutes
- Year
- 2012
Sections
- Title
- How it all began
- Duration
- 11 mins
- Title
- Division of labour i
- Duration
- 9 mins
- Title
- Division of labour ii
- Duration
- 10 mins
- Title
- Mechanisation
- Duration
- 10 mins
- Title
- Life worth living, A
- Duration
- 11 mins
Distributor
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution
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