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Discover how the world economy has changed in the last 50 years with this course that explains how the economies of each major region of the world have developed.

Syllabus

  • 01: The World Economy since 1950
  • 02: The U.S. in the World Economy-1960 to 1995
  • 03: The U.S. Economy Resurgent?
  • 04: Europe-From Catch-Up to Jobless Growth
  • 05: The Single European Market
  • 06: The Rise of the Euro
  • 07: The Economy of the Soviet Union
  • 08: Transitions from Communism to Markets
  • 09: Japan's Economic Miracle
  • 10: When Japan's Bubble Economy Burst
  • 11: Government versus Market in East Asia
  • 12: East Asia's Tigers-Restore the Roar?
  • 13: China's Gradualist Economic Reforms
  • 14: China's Challenges for Continued Growth
  • 15: India and the License Raj
  • 16: India's Turn toward Market Economics
  • 17: Inherited Institutions in the Middle East
  • 18: The Curse of Oil Wealth in the Middle East
  • 19: Africa's Geography and History
  • 20: Time for Optimism on Africa?
  • 21: Latin America and Import Substitution
  • 22: Markets or Populism in Latin America?
  • 23: Globalization in Goods and Services
  • 24: Globalization of Capital Flows
  • 25: The Foreign Exchange Market
  • 26: Migration-Senders and Recipients
  • 27: Global Population Growth
  • 28: World Poverty-Growth or Redistribution?
  • 29: Global Food Markets-The Supply-Demand Race
  • 30: An Urbanizing World
  • 31: Women in the Global Economy
  • 32: Improving Governance, Fighting Corruption
  • 33: Foreign Aid-Promises and Limits
  • 34: The Multilaterals-World Bank, IMF, WTO
  • 35: The Economics of Global Climate Change
  • 36: Globalization and Convergence
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Timothy Taylor

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