Shift Change
Directed by Jefferson Lewis2 november 1987 56mDokumentär
This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastating effect on millions of human lives is related through interviews with some of the newly jobless in Hamilton, Ontario. Using the example of Japan for contrast, host James Laxer demonstrates that the cost of technological advances need not be so high if their effects are foreseen and planned for. Part 2 of the series Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada.
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Shift Change was released on 2 november 1987.
Shift Change was directed by Jefferson Lewis.
Shift Change has a runtime of 56m.
Shift Change was produced by Kent Martin.
This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastating effect on millions of human lives is related through interviews with some of the newly jobless in Hamilton, Ontario. Using the example of Japan for contrast, host James Laxer demonstrates that the cost of technological advances need not be so high if their effects are foreseen and planned for. Part 2 of the series Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada.
The key characters in Shift Change are Host (James Laxer).
Shift Change is a Dokumentär film.