The Global dimension
By: produced by Cadec Pictures ; associate producer, Shoot for the Top Productions ; producer, Stephen Gardner ; executive producer and director, Wilson R. Ruiz
Contributors: Cadec Pictures; Shoot for the Top Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Global generation
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Globalization; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Poverty; Humanitarian assistance; Technological innovations
Other titles: Global dimension :; Risk of globalization
Description: 1.5 billion people in developing countries live in extreme poverty, and the living conditions for twice that number are almost as deplorable. This program investigates how both trade and financial aid are being used to help Costa Rica and other third-world nations bridge the technological divide and gain much-needed know-how so that they can improve their ways of life and prosper in the burgeoning global economy.
Notes: Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio).

Videodisc release of the 2001 production.

DVD-R.