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Park Avenue.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- Individual and Groups Rights.
- Class mobility.
- Lobbying.
- Capitalism.
- Taxation.
- Poverty.
- Corporate taxes.
- Distribution of wealth.
- Economic discrimination.
- Economic policy.
- Comparable worth.
- Equality.
- Local Subjects:
- Economics.
- Individual and Groups Rights.
- Class mobility.
- Lobbying.
- Capitalism.
- Taxation.
- Poverty.
- Corporate taxes.
- Distribution of wealth.
- Economic discrimination.
- Economic policy.
- Comparable worth.
- Equality.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark) : DR Sales, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The documentary compares the access to opportunities of residents of Park Avenue both on the Upper East Side and in the South Bronx. It draws upon Michael Gross's book "740 Park: The Story of the World’s Richest Apartment Building", which showed that many billionaires live in that building. It goes on to explain that billionaire heir David Koch made significant donations to Paul Ryan in the same way that banker Steven Schwartzman lobbied Charles Schumer — for their own gain. The documentary includes interviews with a doorman at 740 Park Avenue, journalist Jane Mayer, Yale University Professor Jacob Hacker, University of California, Berkeley Professor Paul Piff, and Republican advisor Bruce Bartlett.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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