Marilyn Waring on Politics: Local & Global Show One

Marilyn Waring on Politics: Local & Global Show One

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In 1975, 22-year-old Marilyn Waring became the youngest member in the New Zealand Parliament. At the age of 24, she became Chairperson of the prestigious Public Expenditures Committee, which reviewed all the parliamentary budgets of her government. She travelled to over 35 countries in this capacity, and discovered that the rules which governed the finances of her own country were operating worldwide. By approaching politics from the viewpoint of an average citizen, Waring challenges the assumption that the systems that currently determine how the world does business are adequately meeting the needs of both local and global communities. Using plain language laced with ironic humor, Waring makes it clear that classic economics work to benefit one particular group, while the rest of us--the vast majority--pay the price.

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Marilyn Waring on Politics: Local & Global Show One, Terre Nash, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Terre Nash
  • producer
    Kent Martin
  • executive producer
    Colin Neale
    Don Haig
  • cinematography
    Susan Trow
  • sound
    Diane Carrière
  • editing
    Terre Nash
    Markham Cook
  • sound editing
    Jackie Newell
    Danuta Klis
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
    Serge Boivin
  • music
    Penny Lang
    Penguin Café Orchestra
    Brian Eno
    Daniel Lanois
    Jason Lang
    Lance Neveu
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