Life And Debt Analysis

The film Life and Debt, by Stephanie Black, is a documentary that portrays a powerful example of economic globalization that can have on a developing country. According to “globalization and anthropology” “Globalization is ongoing and dynamic movements of capital, goods. Also, globalization is refer as trade, travel, finance, culture and ideas that people associate with communication technology. Great example of globalization is, the growth of MacDonalds restaurants around the world. Life and debt shows us the impact of the policies of US government, world trade organization on the agricultural economy on Jamaican and the World Bank.
Life and Debt demonstrates Jamaican economic distress, it begins with the group of tourists into the airport. …show more content…
Seeing Jamaican’s daily situation may not be the knowledge tourists acknowledge at the end of their vacation. This film, reminded me of my own country Bangladesh, when I get to visit Bangladesh, I end up going to fancy looking restaurants, that will accommodate me like how I prefer in NY city restaurants. Also, I do not worry about the hospitals or clinic because after two weeks I come back to USA. It relates to Jamaica’s tourists who do not worry about not having nearer clinic or hospitals because tourists will return after few days of vacations. On the other hand, Jamaica’s cycle of debt and poverty promotes ill-health. The above discussion about globalization, world trade organization on the agricultural economy on Jamaican, IMF and the World Bank. Black effectively brings the past and present story of Jamaica. Also, she portrays the natural beauty of Jamaica, such that the natural beauty of Jamaica seems almost unreal. Through the film, we understood that, many garments factory and farmers, all provide powerful insights into the policy of IMF. Jamaica’s local people are drown into the problem many different way, such as emotionally, socially, and