Category Archives: Economy And Society
ARE FINANCIAL WARS OUR FUTURE?
Are Financial Wars our Future? Introduction Over time we see an increasing share of fiduciary money in the total of money supply. In earlier times particular goods functioned as money, such as pigs and chicken. Later gold was very … Continue reading
PROTESTANTISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Protestantism and Economic Development Introduction There is much empirical research with respect to the relationship between Protestantism and economic development. Especially in the fields of economic history, social economics and economic sociology the hypothesis which says that higher proportions … Continue reading
DAVID LANDES ABOUT THE WEALTH AND POVERTY OF NATIONS
David Landes (1998) about the Wealth and Poverty of Nations Introduction Landes’ book is well-known in the world of economic history. It is much used at universities as textbook, and therefore it deserves a methodological account. Most economic historians are … Continue reading
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Tagged colonisation, culture, geography, institutions, nations, poverty, religion, technology, wealth
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PIET KEIZER ON THOMAS PIKETTY
Piet Keizer on Thomas Piketty Introduction This year Harvard University Press published the book by Thomas Piketty, titled “Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century. It appeared a hit. Many reactions, also from Paul Krugman, were very positive. Two important statements of … Continue reading
WHY NATIONS FAIL ACCORDING TO DARON ACEMOGLU
Why Nations Fail according to Daron Acemoglu In 2012 Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (AR) published a book titled Why Nations Fail. A large number of persons and organisations are recommending this book, among them 6 Nobel Laureates. The cover … Continue reading
DAVID ROTHKOPF ABOUT THE GLOBAL POWER ELITE
David Rothkopf about the global power elites (02-06-2014) Introduction In his book “Superclass. The global power elite and the world they are making” (2008) Rothkopf offers an insider’s view on the various power elites, which have a significant effect on … Continue reading
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