The agony of reform

DVD

The agony of reform / an InVision Productions Limited production in association with Heights Productions, Inc. and WGBH Boston, with the assistance of Lion Television Limited ; written by William Cran, Daniel Yergin ; produced and directed by William Cran.

Cran, William. (Added Author). Yergin, Daniel. (Added Author). Stanislaw, Joseph. (Added Author). Stiers, David Ogden. (Added Author). Leonard-Morgan, Kate. (Added Author). Thompson, Sue Lena. (Added Author). Sullivan, Michael (James Michael) (Added Author). Foss, Paul. (Added Author). InVision Productions. (Added Author). Heights Productions, Inc. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Lion Television Ltd. (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

This series explores our changing economic world: the clash between governments and the marketplace, the debate over the impact of globalization, and the forces shaping our future economy. Episode two considers the failure of government-controlled economies in the 1980s. The focus is on how reform played out in Russia, the eastern bloc, Latin America, India, and other countries during this tumultuous time.

Record details

ISBN: 157807939X
ISBN: 9781578079391
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Boston, MA?] : Heights Productions : 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Episode two in the three part television documentary series.

Based on the book by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw.

Special features: Daniel Yergin on creating a television series from his book ; Q & A with Daniel Yergin and producers William Cran and Greg Barker ; access to Commanding Heights website ; an excerpt from the companion book ; a complete list of interview subjects included in the series.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Series producer, William Cran ; supervising producer for InVision, Kate Leonard-Morgan ; executive producers for Heights, Sue Lena Thompson, Daniel Yergin ; executive producer for WGBH, Michael Sullivan ; original music, Paul Foss.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrator, David Ogden Stiers.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD.
Language Note:: Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.