Explaining Globalization

What does globalization mean for the world economy and for Americans? That's the topic explored in this series of reports and discussions from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Business correspondent Paul Solman strolls through Brookline, Massachusetts with Harvard economics professor Robert Lawrence, exploring what globalization looks like at street level. David Gergen discusses globalization with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto discusses his book "The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else." And the implications of a world without borders are discussed with Friedman and Moises Naim, editor of "Foreign Policy" magazine.

• UPC: 883629039534
• Release: 2017-06-14
• Content Provider: Newshour Productions LLC
• Runtime: 41:00
• Genre: Documentary
• Language: English
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• Number of Discs: 1
• Disc Format: DVD