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  1. Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi (2014)

    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science; Media studies; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 179 minutes), £29.99 (inclusive)

    Two of the three films from the Qatsi trilogy. They are cinematic essays on the impact of technological progress on the earth and its peoples, set to scores by Philip Glass. The photographic effects,...

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  2. Clues to Ict4d Policies in Developing Countries: The Colombian Example (2014)

    Subject
    Information technology

    Lecture by Diego Molana, Colombia’s Minister of ICT, about his country’s digital revolution which has seen Colombia increase the digital connectedness of its municipalities from 20% to 96% nd has...

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  3. Don’t Panic: The Truth About Population (2014)

    Producer
    Dan Hillman
    Subject
    Geography; Social sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 mins), £20

    Documentary. Using state-of-the-art 3D graphics and the timing of a stand-up comedian, statistician Professor Hans Rosling presents a portrait of our rapidly changing world. With seven billion people already...

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  4. Girl Rising (2014)

    Director
    Richard Robbins
    Subject
    Development studies; Education; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 103 minutes), £13.99

    This film follows nine girls from Haiti, Nepal, Ethiopia, India, Egypt, Peru, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan on their journey to education. the girls face arranged marriages, child slavery and other...

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  5. Micro Debt, The (2011)

    Director
    Tom Heinemann
    Subject
    Development studies; Economics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), 28 euros

    A critical investigation into the dark side of microcredit, for decades hailed as the key to eradicating poverty in developing countries. However, interest rates from 30 to 200% often make it impossible to...

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  6. Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development Conference 2011 (2011)

    Subject
    Development studies; Economics; Geography

    The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, a consortium of governments and research and advocacy organizations, focuses on achieving greater transparency in the global financial system...

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  7. Mother: Caring for Seven Billion (2011)

    aka: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

    Director
    Christophe Fauchere
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £39.50

    Since the 1960s world population has nearly doubled and now tops seven billion. Population growth, though little discussed, is putting an unprecedented burden on the planet’s life systems. This film brings...

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  8. Does Aid Work? (2010)

    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government

    A short animation (2.5 minutes) made by the Health and Education for All Campaign putting forward the case that aid makes a difference to the lives of the poorest people around the world and answering the...

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  9. Banking the Unbanked (2010)

    Director
    Sarah Vos
    Subject
    Development studies; Economics; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $390.00

    Ever since microfinance entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, microfinance projects have played a growing role in international development. For executives like Reliance Financial CEO...

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  10. Night of Truth, The (2006)

    aka: Nuit de la VÉritÉ, La

    Director
    Fanta Régina Nacro
    Subject
    Development studies; Film Studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

    Set in an unnamed African country, after ten years of bloody war, the film dramatises the process of truth and reconciliation, echoing the recent histories of South Africa, Sierra Leone and Rwanda, and...

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