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Title: The new global economy: A view from the bottom up Rating: 2.1 out of 4 Reference: [Minneapolis, MN] : Resource Center of the
Americas, 1995. Library of Congress subjects: International economic relations International economic integration Sociology subjects: Globalisation & development Work in North America and Europe (in part) Reviews and Numerical Ratings 2.5 I liked the beginning of the video: it shows perspectives from the top & from the bottom. The video is very clear & articulate - it explains important political economy concepts (e.g., who benefits from globalization? What are the effects of globalization? How is globalization connected to scapegoating & racism? How are laws overruled by NTCs?) and provides data for them, with good examples from Canada & Ontario. The pictures & cartoons are effective in conveying the message and the video has a good sense of humour! It also ends with a good question about democracy. But I don’t know if students can take so much info in such a short time, I don’t think this documentary is so useful in relation to gender, and I wished the video elaborated on the global fight against globalization. Victoria Tamasebi 2 Informative video but if students are expected to take notes then the narrative is too fast. Anonymous (undergraduate) 1 This video attempts to outline the new global economy from the bottom up. It is US-centred and has a boring format. The first part, on transnational corporations offers good definitions, contextualized the size & scope of these companies’ activities, addressed the feminization of offshore labour markets, and had some content on unionism & environmental issues. The concepts of the “third world” and “first world” are not problematized. The 2nd part, on structural adjustment, offers good history and definitions. The World Bank & IMF are mentioned in it but little background is offered on these organizations, and there is no antiracist analysis/approach to speak of. The 3rd part of the video is a brief history of free trade. This section was incomprehensible. It is one of the most important ones, but it moves too fast, without defining its acronyms. The two case studies (of asbestos & car insurance in Ontario in the 80s) are polemic & not informative. Two thirds of the class left before the video was over. Jennifer Johnson 3 Excellent video. The visuals are a bit boring and sometimes the narration’s too fast, but otherwise it would be good for 1st or 2nd year classes focusing on economic issues. Lecture topics: free trade, globalization, global economy. Kate Laxer & Riley Olstead 2 Strong content, well-paced, especially clear explanation
of IMF & World Bank role, and how structural changes lead to prejudice
against immigrants. But...consists of a series of geeky slides of cheap
clip art – I’d rather read a transcript than watch this!
Begins in a patronizing tone: you need to understand this. Sentence-by-sentence
alternation between two narrators, one of whom speaks in monotone, also
unfortunate. Sweating for a T-shirt does some of this way better. Kathy
Bischoping
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