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In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist...

Clip: 7/14/2011 | 8m 41s

In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development

In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the people they aim to help. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

07/14/2011

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