TED Talks
TED: The real hotbed of innovation (hint: it's not big cities) | Xiaowei R. Wang
To see and understand the countryside is a crucial part of moving towards a more livable future for everyone, says coder, artist and organizer Xiaowei R. Wang. They've observed that some of the most careful, thoughtful innovation is...
Economics Explained
Poverty in China, and How To Solve It: Measuring Poverty
Whenever we see China in the news it’s normally for some impressive statistic about building stuff, or how it is now home to the most millionaires in the world, or maybe it’s even an article about whatever geopolitical tomfoolery they...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Wide Angle: Video Bank: Home Village
Video clip [2:35] from 2002 film and lesson in which students examine the economic inequality of rural China through the eyes of Dwanzhi, a former resident who takes us back for a visit to his rural village.