Documents the importance and extent of world trade, emphasising its significance to the United States. An American auto worker, a southern farmer, a house-wife, a British machinist, a French labourer, and a Mexican farmer give their views on world trade. Dr Riefler, an economist, uses animated models to show the effects of tariffs, and reveals how nations are planning to bring about satisfactory trade arrangements.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009281
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Commercial treaties
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → International trade
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Commercial treaties
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics - Study and teaching
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International trade
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Foreign relations
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Economics - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)