Video and Multimedia

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Audio

  • NPR: Planet Money This program from NPR explores hot issues in global economics. It includes a twice-weekly podcast, and audio reports for other NPR Programs, such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
  • Marketplace Marketplace, a radio program from American Public Media, focuses on key issues in national and international business, the global economy, and
  • China on the Ground in Latin America From the Center for Strategic and International Studies, this discussion focuses on the changing international economic environment as Chinese operations open up in Latin America.
  • NAFTA at 20 In this talk from the Council on Foreign Relations, Shannon K. O’Neill discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement from its conception to today, as well as makes policy recommendations.

Video

  • World Economic Forum: Videos This section of the World Economic Forum website features technical talks by experts on a variety of pertinent global issues.
  • Africa 2012: Africa in the World Economy – From Tigers to Lions? Filmed during the 22nd World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, this panel discusses the emergence and strengthening of African economies and outlines the priorities of the continent. Panel members include Kofi Annan, Gao Xiqing, Bekele Geleta, Monhla Hlahla, Donald Kaberuka, and Doug McMillon.
  • The Trade Trap Told from the perspective of a developing country, this short documentary exposes the difficulties that countries of the Global South face while engaging in trade in the international economic system.

Web Resource

  • World Economic Forum This website is the main page of the World Economic Forum, an independent nonprofit foundation that hosts an annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, attended by political, financial, and corporate leaders to promote interpersonal networking and to address an array of global issues.
  • North American Free Trade Agreement This website is the Internet home of the NAFTA Secretariat, the free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It includes information about the Secretariat and the dispute settlement process, as well as official reports.
  • Group of 20 This website for the G-20 outlines information about the organization and their priorities in strengthening economic growth. It also provides information on their summits.