The Gears

Looks at three basic sectors of economic activity, including the extraction of raw materials, the transformation of raw materials and the service industries. Traces how these three economic sectors evolved and how they interact in the modern world. Examines how decisions are made regarding the type of production to be undertaken, how these three sectors function at the international level and how economic power translates into political power.

More in Five Billion People Series

  1. Temporary Admission
  2. The Organizations
  3. To Work
  4. Who Helps Who
  5. The Gears 1944
  6. The Dispossessed 1947
  7. Unfair Exchange 1969
  8. A Golden Opportunity 1988
  9. The New Order 1988

Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, creator, length, format, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — sound, catalog record
  3. Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record