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001356249 24500 $$aPig tusks and paper money$$h[electronic resource] /$$cby Lilliana Gibbs Production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
001356249 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2000.
001356249 300__ $$a1 online resource (50 min.)
001356249 500__ $$aOriginally released as DVD.
001356249 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
001356249 520__ $$aThere are two currencies in Papua New Guinea. The modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaf bundles and pig tusks. But there exists no legitimate system of exchange between the two. Henry Tokabak dreams of creating a bank where people can exchange their shell money for cash. He feels that the global economy takes a heavy toll on indigenous people. "Shell money gets exchanged within the community, but paper money just goes away." In the traditional economy, indigenous people live quite well without money. They build their houses, farm their land and barter for any extra items. They need cash only for bus fare, school fees and taxes. However, by standards set by the global economy they are cash poor. Henry's dream is frustrated by the regulation of the banking business. Even the word "bank" cannot be used to describe his operation. Further hindering his crusade is his pending court case for misappropriating public funds to establish an informal bank. Yet Henry has the support of many in his community. Sarah, a successful storekeeper on the Trobriand Islands, deals with both currencies and agrees on the need for such an institution. A provocative film for both anthropology and economics classes.
001356249 521__ $$aFor College; Adult audiences.
001356249 546__ $$aEnglish.
001356249 586__ $$aAssociation for Asian Studies, 2001
001356249 586__ $$aSociety for Visual Anthropology Film and Video Festival, 2000
001356249 650_0 $$aBanks and banking$$zPapua New Guinea.
001356249 650_0 $$aLegal tender$$zPapua New Guinea.
001356249 650_0 $$aMonetary policy$$zPapua New Guinea.
001356249 650_0 $$aPaper money$$zPapua New Guinea.
001356249 650_0 $$aPapua New Guinea$$xEconomic conditions.
001356249 655_0 $$aDocumentary.
001356249 7102_ $$aAustralian Broadcasting Corporation.
001356249 7102_ $$aLilliana Gibbs Productions.
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001356249 983__ $$aOnline