Life and Debt (2001)

Directed by

Stephanie Black

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a documentary about Jamaica after globalization. It looks at how policies from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank changed the country's economy and people's lives.

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What happens

Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Stephanie Black. It examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica after globalization, and specifically how the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's structural adjustment policies have impacted the island. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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