History of Economics

Discussion Questions: 

1. How is Colonialism connected to the rise of capitalism?

2. Industrial Revolution: How did it happen and how did it shape the economic system?

3. How does protectionism work? What is the author's argument in relation to protectionism? 

4. What is the connection between the 2 World Wars and the global economic system? 

5. Economically, what worked well after World War II?

6. What is "managed capitalism"?

7. What are the reasons for the rise and fall of neo-liberalism, and libertarianism?

8. The Third World Debt crisis: What is it, and how does it shape the development of the world economy?