This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastating effect on millions of human lives is related through interviews with some of the newly jobless in Hamilton, Ontario. Using the example of Japan for contrast, host James Laxer demonstrates that the cost of technological advances need not be so high if their effects are foreseen and planned for. Part 2 of the series Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada.
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Part of Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada
5 films
Cast
1 person
Jefferson Lewis Director · Kent Nason Cinematographer Hannele Halm Editor
First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Canada
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ONF | NFB
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Canada
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English
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English
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Canada · January 1, 1986
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Canada
November 2, 1987 · TV · Airdate from Toronto Star
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