Abstract
Number 740 Park Avenue is home to several New York billionaires. Just ten minutes north, in the South Bronx, is another Park Avenue, where more than half the population rely on government food stamps to survive. According to the American dream, any Bronx Park Avenue resident can end up living at 740 with enough willpower and hard work. But is that dream still attainable? In this program, director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) argues that the gap between rich and poor in the U.S. has widened significantly and will continue to do so as the rich use their wealth to fund political campaigns and lobby groups that rig the system in their favor. A part of the series Why Poverty?
Collection
Subject
Business and politics -- United States -- 21st century, Business and politics -- Moral and ethical aspects, United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century, United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century, United States -- Economic policy -- 20th century, United States -- Economic policy -- 21st century, United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century, Rich people -- Political activity -- United States, Corporations -- Political activity -- United States, Income distribution -- United States -- 21st century, Poor -- United States -- 21st century, Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.), American Dream, Poverty -- United States, Wealth -- United States, Equality -- United States, Billionaires, Policy sciences, Economic geography, Political planning, Power (Social sciences)
Series
Why Poverty?
Contributors
Beck, Chad (editor), Bolt, Adam (editor), Killeen, Ronan (cinematographer), Rinzier, Lisa (cinematographer), Nashel, Peter (composer), Foster, Blair (producer), Gibney, Alex (writer), Beck, Chad (writer), Bolt, Adam (writer), Gibney, Alex (director), Steps International films (producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (publisher), Democracy Pictures (producer)
Duration
01:24:04 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education
Copyright Holder
| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | publisher |
| Telephone | 800-257-5126 |
| Address | 200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2012-01-01
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