BUFVC Search
Current Search
Previous Searches
Examines whether economic changes are due to conscious actions of individuals, social classes and groups (agency) or whether changes result from the nature of the economic system itself (structure). Takes...
Looks at the economic theory of consumer sovereignty. Concludes that although consumer sovereignty appears to exist in the price sensitive and competitive computer industry, in reality consumer choice is...
Scenes of conflict at the Orgreave coking plant, taken from BBC News, are analysed to show how different theoretical viewpoints can lead to different interpretations of the facts. Examines the controversy...
Since the late 1960s, the docklands area in East London has changed from a busy port area to one of dereliction. The programme questions in whose interests the docklands are being developed. Presents the...
Capitalist industry is dynamic but does nationalisation mean loss of flair and initiative? Examines the coal industry after nationalisation in 1947 and shows that it encouraged innovation which led to rapid...
Richard Dawkins, author of ‘The Selfish Gene’ and leading British sociobiologist, is interviewed about what scientists can learn from the Darwinian approach to human behaviour. Glenn Wilson talks about...
Examines the economic theory of monetarism looking at its application to the nationalised coal industry. Contains extracts from a 1976 ‘Newsday’ interview with Professor Milton Friedman. How his ideas on...
Looks at the model of capitalism and assesses to what extent it applies to non-capitalist forms of production viz. a workers’ co-operative and a coal mine, both in South Wales. The need to make a profit to...
Looks at the experience of three mothers, all of whom work for the Open University at Milton Keynes and have one child under school age. The jobs done by the women vary widely: one is a pensions clerk,...
You are currently searching in Find DVD. Search all the BUFVC's collections for '"Clare Falkner"' in All fields.
Learning on Screen