How Fair Is Fashion? Issues in Globalization / 4 Learning (Firm).

Most fashion is designed in the world's richest countries, and made in the world's poorest. Who is really paying the price for trendy, low-cost clothing? Using the international fashion industry as a case study, this program helps students understand globalization, examining its causes and effects,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Issues in Globalization (New York, N.Y.)
Corporate Authors: 4 Learning (Firm)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©2011.
Series:Films on Demand.
Issues in Globalization (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Fashion.
Globalization.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 min.) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Globalization at Work (1:27)
  • Inside a Textile Factory (3:10)
  • Government Involvement (1:04)
  • A Fair Wage? (2:27)
  • Fair Conditions? (1:49)
  • Positive Changes (3:27)
  • False Front for Inspectors (4:11)
  • Multinational Companies: Key to Improvement (1:16)
  • Fair Trade (2:13)
  • Fair Trade Factory (2:17)
  • Skilled Workers (2:23)
  • Credits: How Fair Is Fashion? Issues in Globalization (0:24)