Unlikely Heroes of the Arab Spring
Now streaming from Free to Choose TV: Unlikely Heroes of the Arab Spring. From the FreetoChoose.tv webpage describing the video:
The program shows that “The Arab Spring” was less a political event than it was about the coming of the industrial revolution to a region where over 90% of the population lives and works outside the rule of law. De Soto shows us that this informal economy is, however, the one common thread that can contribute to the region’s growth and stability. …
The history of business in the Arab world is highlighted in sequences from Morocco, and the program demonstrates how business is thriving along with Arab culture in the international business city of Istanbul. © 2013 / 1 hr.
Earlier posts have linked to short segments from the Izzit.org classroom version, but this is a longer (53 minute) documentary.
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