Traces America’s snowballing history as an affluent society and looks at the dilemma which abundance brings. A land of abounding factory production and consumption, where success is measured by material standards. America underwent a revolution from an agricultural to an manufacturing society. Now a second revolution looms, to an automated society. What will this mean to the nation, and how individuals will accept a society in which a minority of people can manage the nation’s work, is discussed.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000328
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wealth
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cost and standard of living
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cost and standard of living
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)