The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of the development narrative. But the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and developing world leaders have become increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing on perspectives gathered from over 150 interviews shot over 4 years in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex - the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. Are we catalyzing development or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?

Mark Weber, co-producer of Poverty, Inc., will be on campus Monday, September 28th to participate in a discussion in NBA 6190, Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise in B09 Sage Hall, 6:00p – 7:15p. Prior to the class session, there will be four screenings of the documentary:

1)      Thursday, September 24th, 11:30am – 1:00pm in Sage B06

2)      Friday, September 25th, 3:30pm – 5:00pm in Sage B01

3)      Monday, September 28th, 12:00p – 1:30p in Sage B06

4)      Monday, September 28th, 2:45p – 4:30p in Sage B11