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"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization."@en
"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization."
"Set in Jamaica, this film is a case study of how contemporary free trade policies and global financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization affect the economies of developing nations. Includes interviews with IMF Deputy Director Stanley Fischer, Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jamaica's former Prime Minister Michael Manley as well as tourists, farmers, Rastafarians, factory workers and others."@en
"Set in Jamaica, this film is a case study of how contemporary free trade policies and global financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization affect the economies of developing nations. Includes interviews with IMF Deputy Director Stanley Fischer, Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jamaica's former Prime Minister Michael Manley as well as tourists, farmers, Rastafarians, factory workers and others."
"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization."@en
"Using conventional and non-conventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture and industry in Third World countries while substituting them with sweat-shops and cheap imports. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid, adapted from her non-fiction book "A Small Place," LIFE AND DEBT is an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials, who see the reality of globalization from the ground up... includes interviews with Former Prime Minister Michael Manley, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Stanley Fischer, and short commentary by President of Haiti-Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Former President of Ghana-Jerry Rawlings. But the articulate voices of those impacted by the policies of globalization are foremost. Seven billion in debt (circa 2000), Jamaica has seen its agricultural industries laid to waste by the impossibility of competing with subsidized, multi-national American based companies. The poverty of an "average" Jamaican in a shantytown near Kingston is in stark contrast to the luxurious tropical fantasy paradise experienced by tourists in posh Montego Bay. In a dog-eat-dog global economy, the US and its multinational corporate clients have all the advantages, while Jamaica has no agriculture, no industry, and no tax base--only ever-growing debt."
"Jamaica se hizo un país independiente de Gran Bretaña en 1962. Esta es la tierra de mar, arena y sol ... pero esto es también un ejemplo principal de las complejidades de globalización económica sobre los países en vía de desarrollo líderes mundiales."
""Ce portrait désenchanté de la Jamaïque accompagne les touristes américains qui déferlent sur l'île sans même se rendre compte du dénuement de sa population et du délabrement de son économie. Très vite, on découvre les coupables de cet enfer des tropiques : la FMI, la Banque mondiale, l'OMC ... Ce documentaire décrypte mieux que de longs discours la triste réalité de la mondialisation."
"Jamaica, land of sea, sand, and sun, a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Featuring a dynamic reggae soundtrack and a searing voice-over based on text by Jamaica Kincaid."@en
"Looks at the effect of the International Monetary Fund on the economy of Jamaica."
"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. he film effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization."@en
"Ce portrait désenchanté de la Jamaïque accompagne les touristes américains qui déferlent sur l'île sans même se rendre compte du dénuement de sa population et du délabrement de son économie. Très vite, on découvre les coupables de cet enfer des tropiques: le FMI, la Banque mondiale, l'OMC, etc. En donnant la parole à l'ex-Premier ministre jamaïcain, au directeur du FMI, comme aux ouvriers exploités et aux éleveurs et agriculteurs ruinés par les importations de lait ou de viande, ce documentaire décrypte mieux que de longs discours la triste réalité de la mondialisation."
"Ce portrait désenchanté de la Jamaïque accompagne les touristes américains qui déferlent sur l'île sans même se rendre compte du dénuement de sa population et du délabrement de son économie. Très vite, on découvre les coupables de cet enfer des tropiques : la FMI, la Banque mondiale, l'OMC... Ce documentaire décrypte mieux que de longs discours la triste réalité de la mondialisation."
"Documentary look at the effects of globalisation on Jamaican industry and agriculture."
"This documentary examines the effects of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund loans on the infrastructure Jamaica established in the wake of independence from the UK in 1962. Seven billion in debt (circa 2000), Jamaica has seen its agricultural industries laid to waste by the impossibility of competing with subsidized, multi-national American based companies. The poverty of an "average" Jamaican in a shantytown near Kingston is in stark contrast to the luxurious tropical fantasy paradise experienced by tourists in posh Montego Bay. In a dog-eat-dog global economy, the US and its multinational corporate clients have all the advantages, while Jamaica has no agriculture, no industry, and no tax base--only ever-growing debt."
"This documentary examines the effects of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund loans on the infrastructure Jamaica established in the wake of independence from the UK in 1962. Seven billion in debt (circa 2000), Jamaica has seen its agricultural industries laid to waste by the impossibility of competing with subsidized, multi-national American based companies. The poverty of an "average" Jamaican in a shantytown near Kingston is in stark contrast to the luxurious tropical fantasy paradise experienced by tourists in posh Montego Bay. In a dog-eat-dog global economy, the US and its multinational corporate clients have all the advantages, while Jamaica has no agriculture, no industry, and no tax base--only ever-growing debt."@en
"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization. DVD."
"Documentaire. Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization. Comprend des entretiens avec Michael Manley, Stanley Fisher et Jean-Bertrand Aristide."
"Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization. DVD."@en