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41) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 42,Germany, the European Union, and the Euro
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
First, probe the beginnings of the European Union in the uncertain days after World War II. Find out why supranational organizations would be attractive to potential member states, and witness the development of an early supranational organization: the European Coal and Steel Community. Lastly, follow the economic events that led to the formation of the European Union in 1993.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
At the heart of many European colonies were plantations, an economic system that relies on one mass-produced cash crop and a large, inexpensive labor force. How did Europeans solve labor supply problems in the colonies they established around the world? When (and where) did race-based slavery begin? Why did it last for so long?
43) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 37,Colonialism and the Independence Movement
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From Ghana to Algeria to Indonesia, many European colonies came under the influence of Marxist theories of self-determination. The result was a new generation of native leaders who either admired or reviled the Western capitalist movement. Go inside the post-World War II economic battle between communist and capitalist economic systems in the newly disputed colonial territories.
45) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 46,China, India: Two Paths to Wealth Extremes
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Take a trip to the new frontiers of the world economy. You'll learn how India, by promoting its wealth of human capital, and China, by promoting foreign investment, have become two of the world's great economic powers. You'll also consider the influence played by political figures, including Gandhi, Mao Zedong, and Deng Xiaoping.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Wade into the quagmire that trapped savings and loan institutions in the 1980s and '90s. Once a thriving, if low-profit, source of home mortgages, the industry fell victim to a combination of high interest rates, well-intentioned government deregulation, and a wave of predatory, unscrupulous managers. The ensuing debacle left the American taxpayer with a bill of $160 billion in 1995 dollars.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In the first of three lectures introducing standard tools for analyzing and selecting stocks and other possible investments, learn how to read a typical financial statement. Grasp the meaning of concepts like income statements and balance sheets, and learn what they can tell you about a company's strengths and weaknesses.
48) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 27,Understanding Uneven Economic Development
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Turn now to some of the factors that affected late 19th-century industrialization and, in some cases, led to uneven economic development among different countries. You'll learn how this unequal power in economic relationships contributed to a significant resentment toward capitalist systems in the West, with some countries feeling that industrialization had exacerbated economic disparity.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Professor Harreld explains the socialist ideology of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which became the widely accepted variety of socialism in the early 20th century. You'll learn Marx's stages of development; how Lenin steered Russia on the path of war communism"; and how Stalin rejected the economic path laid out for Russia in favor of something much worse."
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The English East India Company. The Dutch East India Company. Go inside these and other joint-stock companies, in which a group of merchants monopolized trade with certain parts of the world. In the process, you'll discover how these companies were granted sweeping powers, including the right to make war when they felt it necessary.
51) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 16,Industrial Revolution: The Textile Trade
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Discover what Great Britain's burgeoning textile trade in the 18th century reveals about why this nation was the heart of the Industrial Revolution. Consider how the introduction of a popular new product generated significant market demand, how inventors solved problems, and why the steam engine is rightly considered the decisive factor that facilitated large-scale industrial production.
52) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 17,British Coal, Coke, and a New Age of Iron
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
During the Industrial Revolution, Western Europe learned to make iron products better, faster, and cheaper than ever before. Travel back to the age of iron and steel and cover everything from new smelting processes and coke fuel to Henry Cort's inventions and the construction of early iron-frame buildings.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Test Professor Fullenkamp's theory that all rogue traders are the same by studying two infamous insiders: Jerome Kerviel, who cost the French bank Societe Generale more than $6 billion, and Nick Leeson, whose errant trading bankrupted Baring Brothers. Find out how trading firms are organized, and pinpoint the Achilles heel that allowed both men to go rogue.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Economic development in China between 1500 and 1800 was quite similar to that in Europe during the same period. So why did Europe industrialize, but China did not? Review some of the factors that contributed to a robust economy in China, then examine why China and Europe set off on different economic trajectories.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Go inside the creation of large, state-sponsored joint-stock companies in the 17th century-including the Bourse in Antwerp and the Exchanges in London and Amsterdam-and discover how negotiated public spaces became essential commercial institutions. Also, consider the importance of merchant manuals, which collated commercial rules and best practices.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
World War I was a global catastrophe that had an important effect on the world economy. First, focus on how the war put an end to free-trade policies and allowed governments to take more direct control of economic affairs. Then, survey the post-war economic world: a period of decline filled with falling production, population loss, enormous debts, and a return to protectionism.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mining companies were the internet start-ups of the 19th and early 20th centuries, offering a chance to strike it rich - or, more likely, go broke. Focus on the swindling strategy of George Graham Rice, who earned a fortune (and several prison terms) by manipulating mining stock. Discover that Mark Twain and future president Herbert Hoover both had close brushes with shady mining ventures.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
What role should three key cycles - price cycles in financial markets, the business cycle, and the interest rate or credit cycle - play in your investment decisions? Learn how these cycles work and the best way to protect yourself against their fluctuations.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The cliché is that high risk brings the potential of high returns. But you learn in this insightful lecture that the cliché isn't true as you explore the two ways risks are classified and the very different expectation of potential rewards that come with each.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Coal wasn't the only fuel in use during the Industrial Revolution. First, Professor Harreld introduces you to other power sources that were in use at the time (including peat and animal power). Then, he takes you inside the dramatic evolution of the steam engine-a new power source that would have an irrevocable impact on the progression of the world economy.
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