Trade Off in the South Pacific

Location:Bellona, Solomon Islands
Subject:Development
Length:46 minutes
Format:1/2- inch VHS
Hue:color
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Producer:Danish Government Film Office
Distributor:Pacific PeoplesŐ Partnership (rental only)
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Description:The economic problems of Bellona, a Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands, are considered. The prospect of phosphate mining promises cash to islanders who have very limited access to wage labor or copra production, yet the act of mining will destroy the horticultural gardens, which sustain their traditional life style.
Record No:3159
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