Capitalism and communism: a comparison

United States, 1976

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This film compares communism at work in a town in Yugoslavia and capitalism in a comparable town in the United States, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each economic system, taken from the points of view of practitioners of each system. Includes brief footage of pre-communist Russia.

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Credits

production company

BFA Educational Media

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001703

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yugoslavia - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Capitalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism and social sciences

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic history

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics - Study and teaching

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International economic relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social classes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Research

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Economics - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Economic history

History → History

History → Russia - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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