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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 2002 Format: DVD Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: WGBH Boston Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Business, History, Finance & Investing, Social History, Politics & Government See Also: The Battle for the World Economy: The Battle of Ideas/The Agony of Reform/The New Rules of the Game, Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy: The Agony of Reform, Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy: The New Rules of the Game

In the wake of World War I, economic turmoil in the United States and Europe led to new perspectives on the global economy in both the private and public sectors, and since that time, theorists on both sides of the fence have constantly debated the virtues of an international free market as opposed to economies overseen by governmental controls. Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy is a three-part documentary which examines the history of the global economy debate, as well as the new battle over globalization that erupted at the dawn of the 21st century. Among those lending their perspectives on camera are former president Bill Clinton, vice president Dick Chaney, former president of the U.S.S.R. Mikhail Gorbachev, president of Mexico Vincente Fox, and senior minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew. Commanding Heights was based on the best-selling book of the same name by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

The global economic system, and the ongoing battle of Government vs. Market, was thoroughly dissected and disseminated in this three-part PBS documentary series. Producer/director William Cran solicited the on-camera opinions of 150 experts from every strata of the world's financial structure. Among those interviewed are former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, economists Milton Friedman and John Kenneth Galbraith, and political leaders Bill Clinton, Vicente Fox, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lech Walesa, Dick Cheney, and Newt Gingrich. The titles of the individual two-hour episodes include "The Battle of Ideas," "The Agony of Reform," and "The New Rules of the Game." Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy was seen over PBS from April 3 to 17, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide