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Why Economies Rise or Fall

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Overview

<p>Explore a fundamental question in economics that has a tremendous impact on the lives of billions of people—how can a nation ensure that its economy steadily rises, and how can it avoid economic catastrophes?</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: From Free Markets to State Economies
  • 02: A Brief History of Economic Growth
  • 03: Economic Growth and Human Behavior
  • 04: The Birth of the Western Free Market
  • 05: American Economic Strategies
  • 06: America and Europe-Divergent Approaches
  • 07: State-Led Theories of Economic Growth
  • 08: The Secrets of Rapid Growth in Tiger Economies
  • 09: Lessons and Limits of Japan's Economic Model
  • 10: From Closed to Open Economies
  • 11: How Can We Manage Global Growth?
  • 12: China's Policies and the World Economy
  • 13: Merging the Theories of East and West
  • 14: Lessons about Economic Success
  • 15: The Roots of Economic Failure
  • 16: Politics, Statecraft, and the Fate of Economies
  • 17: Corruption and Its Impact on Growth
  • 18: Informal, Inefficient Markets
  • 19: Technology and the Instant Economy
  • 20: Possible Strains on Global Economic Growth
  • 21: Latin America-Moving Away from Free Markets
  • 22: Financial Crises and Economic Theory
  • 23: The Multipolar Economic World
  • 24: Driving Forces, Emerging Trends

Taught by

Peter Rodriguez

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