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Economics Documentaries

Chinese and Chinese-language Films

Land Reform in the Philippines: a detailed history lesson on the failure of land reform and its effect on a nation’s development

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“Land Reform in the Philippines” (Asianometry, 17 October 2022) For most of its existence as an independent nation since 1946, the Philippines has suffered from unequal…

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Chinese and Chinese-language Films

What Raiding the Rich Did For Malaysia: a lesson on how developing nations can reclaim their lands and resources from former colonial overlords

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“What Raiding the Rich Did For Malaysia” (Asianometry, 29 August 2022) A daring stockmarket raid hatched by politicians and bankers in Malaysia on the shares of…

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Korean Films, North American Films

The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success: the harmful impact of South Korea’s industrialisation on its culture and people

5 min read

“The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success” (Explained with Dom, 1 June 2022) In the space of ten minutes, the Explained with Dom Youtube…

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Chinese and Chinese-language Films

Why North Korea Starves: a detailed video of North Korea’s food self-sufficiency quest omits how US hostility distorts that aim

6 min read

“Why North Korea Starves” (Asianometry, 10 January 2022) While accurate information about North Korea is difficult to obtain, due to its government’s secrecy, this Asianometry mini-documentary…

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Chinese and Chinese-language Films, Southeast Asian Films

The Sad Fall of a Philippine Steel Giant: how politics, ideology and mismanagement destroyed Philippines’ National Steel Corporation

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“The Sad Fall of a Philippine Steel Giant” (Asianometry, 3 June 2022) Here comes a tale of how political instability combined with political / economic ideology…

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Australian and New Zealand Films, Chinese and Chinese-language Films

What Happened to the Australian Car Industry? – a detailed mini-history on the rise and demise of Australian car-making

5 min read

“Why Australia Doesn’t Make Their Own Cars” (Asianometry, 17 January 2022) Compared to other mini-documentaries presented by the Asianometry channel, this episode is quite lengthy –…

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