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Because they're worth it / TVE International ; BBC Worldwide ; produced, written and directed by John D. Liu.

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Internationally, the definition for absolute poverty is living on an income of under $1 a day. But the Chinese government has a lower threshold: the definition for poverty in China is living on 66 cents a day. Out of a total Chinese population of 1.3 billion, there are 42 million Chinese who are poo...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Corporate Authors: Bullfrog Films, BBC Worldwide Ltd, Television Trust for the Environment
Other Authors: Liu, John D. (Screenwriter), Masuta, Yumi (Translator), Clark, Avril (Narrator), Judd, Edward, 1932-2009 (on-screen participant.), Liang, Jong (on-screen participant.), Zhang, Ying Hua (on-screen participant.), Ng, Shui Meng (Translator, on-screen participant.), Zhang, Fu (on-screen participant.)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Chinese
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
Series:Life (Bullfrog Films) ; 19.
Subjects:
Globalization.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Bai (Chinese people) > Social conditions.
Bai (Chinese people) > Interviews.
Dai (Chinese people) > Social conditions.
Dai (Chinese people) > Interviews.
Children > China, Southwest > Social conditions.
Agriculture > China, Southwest.
Textile industry > China, Southwest.
Microfinance > China, Southwest.
China, Southwest > Social conditions.
China, Southwest > Economic conditions.
Yunnan Sheng (China) > Social conditions.
Yunnan Sheng (China) > Economic conditions.
Sichuan Sheng (China) > Economic conditions.
Sichuan Sheng (China) > Social conditions.
Agriculture.
Bai (Chinese people)
Children > Social conditions.
Economic history.
Microfinance.
Social conditions.
Textile industry.
China > Sichuan Sheng.
Southwest China.
China > Yunnan Sheng.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Internationally, the definition for absolute poverty is living on an income of under $1 a day. But the Chinese government has a lower threshold: the definition for poverty in China is living on 66 cents a day. Out of a total Chinese population of 1.3 billion, there are 42 million Chinese who are poor. This episode of Life looks at a scheme which is helping poor people break out of the cycle of poverty and ignorance -- by providing them with small loans, basic health information, education, and hope.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: TVE International, ©2000.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (24 min.)
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Executive producer, Jenny Richards ; series producer, Luke Gawin ; series editor, Robert Lamb ; translation, Ng Shui-Meng, Yumi Masuta.
Participant or Performer:Commentary: Avril Clark ; On-screen participants: Edward Joseph Judd, Liang Jong, Zhang Ying Hua, Ng Shui Meng, Zhang Fu.
Language:In English and Chinese with English voiceovers.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 24, 2017).

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