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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Investigate two of the most notorious con men who ever lived: Charles Ponzi, after whom the Ponzi scheme is named, and "Match King" Ivar Kreuger, who employed an elaborate variant of Ponzi's swindle. Analyze the three ingredients that most Ponzi schemes share. Above all, learn to identify and be wary of investments that are too good to be true.
62) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 29,Middle-Class Catalogs and Mass Consumption
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the world of mass consumption, which brought humanity into the modern economy for good. After examining what, exactly, the middle class" is, you'll ponder the economic important of mail-order catalogs, the dawn of department stores in the United States and Europe, and the birth of modern advertising."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How did the printing press shape the modern economy of the Western world? The answer, as you'll learn, is inextricably linked with scientific and technological progress, including the rapid circulation of new ideas, the rise of a lay intelligentsia, and the establishment of new ways of organizing knowledge.
64) Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters: Episode 24,China's Shadow Banks
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
China was largely unaffected by the 2007 - 2009 global economic meltdown. But that doesn't mean it's immune to crises. Focus on China's shadow banking, which is the provision of banking services by non-bank institutions. The practice is subject to abuse. In China's case, the widespread use of shadow banking courts trouble that could lead to financial disaster.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Industrialization was not just a helpful force but also a disruptive one. In fact, many scholars believe it led to the breakdown of the working class family structure. Investigate what this meant for families, including the destabilization of wages, the gendering of occupations, the worsening of working conditions, and the rise of our modern ideas of class consciousness.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Today's marketplace contains an amazing variety of mutual funds from which to choose. You can navigate this often-bewildering array of choices with confidence as you learn the key categories of differentiating them, including assets, goals, balance of growth vs. value, and diversification.
67) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 43,Free Trade: Global versus Regional Blocs
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Go back in time to examine the political economy of foreign trade (the relationships between markets and the state). Examine some of the various forms that international trade can take, including unilateralism and multilateralism, and study some of the modern world's most important, influential (and even controversial) trade organizations, including the Arab League and NAFTA.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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 {dollar}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.
72) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 17,British Coal, Coke, and a New Age of Iron
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
73) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 16,Industrial Revolution: The Textile Trade
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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.
76) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 21,Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Modern Firm
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Meet Cornelius Vanderbilt, the man who was a veritable centerpiece of the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn how this iconic industrialist amassed great wealth and influence, he formed his massive railroad empire, sparked the rise of the modern firm and management hierarchies, and came to epitomize the idea of the self-made individual.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After World War I, the industrialized world turned its attention to a return to the gold standard. Go inside the stabilization of the international monetary system and examine the pros and cons of the gold standard. See why some industrialized countries failed to recover from the war, delve into the structural deflation" of the world economy, and consider the role played by U.S. isolationism."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Mutual funds are one of several types of so-called "pooled investments," which allow small investors to hold securities they perhaps couldn't afford individually. Explore how these pooled investments work, with the focus on the most popular type, the open-end mutual fund, and learn what to look for in a summary prospectus.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Selling an investment - whether a winner or loser - can be emotionally difficult. In addition to learning why this is so, grasp the different reasons that selling is often the right decision, and learn some techniques that can help offset emotional influences.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Discover how the Asian financial crisis of 1997, the Great Recession of 2008, and the Greek debt crisis of 2009 each, in their own way, highlight the interconnected nature of today's new global economy. As you'll learn, the two economic changes we now face include a new phase of globalization and the reorientation of capitalism toward debt-driven growth.
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