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Poverty, Inc.

  • 20142014
  • 1h 34m
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From Toms Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable... Read allFrom Toms Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.From Toms Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.
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  • Director
    • Michael Matheson Miller
  • Writers
    • Michael Matheson Miller
    • Simon Scionka
    • Jonathan Witt
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    • Robert Sirico
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    • Michael Matheson Miller
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    • Simon Scionka
    • Jonathan Witt
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    The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of the development narrative. But the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and developing world leaders have become increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing on perspectives gathered from over 150 interviews shot over 4 years in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex - the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. Are we catalyzing development or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper? —Anonymous
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      • Fighting Poverty is Big Business But Who Profits the Most?
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    Good at providing an alternative view on Poverty, not at solutions
    While this movie is critical of the existing system, I think it's not as strong as it believes on explaining exactly how its alternative would work. OK, you could argue that it is a pro-business, pro-trade, pro-let people do it themselves model. That might simplifying the filmmakers angle, but again, other than a few sample businesses and entrepreneurs, it's not really described. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to believe that we just cut off all aid and miraculously poor people will make themselves rich. So, I do give it credit for questioning the existing system. I suppose if it gets the viewer thinking more critically about how the system works and their own role in it, then I guess it's done its job, but expect to clearly lay out an alternative. Also, as someone else pointed out to me, Jeffrey Sachs & others have written, in a sense, on where the current system works well and under what circumstances. So, before we totally throw out the current system to adopt ???, it seems like more critical thinking and questioning is in order.
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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2016 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Thailand
      • Swaziland
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Rwanda
      • Russia
      • Peru
      • Kenya
      • Italy
      • Ireland
      • India
      • Haiti
      • Georgia
      • Ethiopia
      • Dominican Republic
      • Cambodia
      • Bangladesh
      • Argentina
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      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bieda sp. z o.o.
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      • Acton Institute PovertyCure
      • Acton Media
      • ColdWater Media
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      1 hour 34 minutes
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