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Capitalism-Trends: August 2010
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Saturday, August 21, 2010. For years we have been hearing about world wide meetings and protests of meetings on globalization. I have put off defining the word for myself, thinking that a general understanding was sufficient. Now, as I continue my study of Capitalism, a general definition could use a little more work. So here goes. Globalization: "The process of reducing barriers to exchange". These boundaries then become part of the way pe...
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Capitalism-Trends: The "Malthusian School" Economics
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The "Malthusian School" Economics. The Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) British scholar developed a line of thought departing slightly from the writings of Adam Smith and David Hume. Malthus' interest in population growth and demographics caused him to view human population growth as an exponential mathematical function and that the growth of food supplies to be a linear function. February 23, 2011 at 6:59 PM.
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Capitalism-Trends: The Role of Government in the U.S. Economy
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Monday, August 9, 2010. The Role of Government in the U.S. Economy. Following the excesses of the mid 1920s, the crash of 1929 and resulting national depression the Roosevelt administration intervened with the passage of new financial regulations and massive deficit spending in order to get the economy functioning again. This November the electorate will vote with these issues in mind. What can/should the government do? Let us hope that by ...
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Capitalism-Trends: Capitalism 4.0- Four Megatrends
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Capitalism 4.0- Four Megatrends. Anatole Kaletsky's book identifies 4 major trends that he believes will continue to shape the future of capitalism. 1 Three Billion new consumers. The Chinese movement toward capitalism will produce 3 billion new consumers ,. Producers of income, and savers. This step by the Chinese government to join the. Expansion of private enterprise and free trade. 3 The Great Moderation.
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Capitalism-Trends: Unusual Uncertainty
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Sunday, August 8, 2010. On Wednesday 7/21/2010 Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke in testimony before Congress informed the country that the months ahead had "Economic outcomes were unusually uncertain". As I considered what that statement meant, the word uncertainty seemed to mean that there were a number possible events in the future that would affect the economic outlook for the U.S. economy. August 8, 2010 at 9:08 PM. Congrats on the new blog!
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Capitalism-Trends: Book Review-Capitalism 4.0- by Anatole Kaletsky
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Book Review-Capitalism 4.0- by Anatole Kaletsky. Capitalism 4.0 by Anatole Kaletsky. Anatole Kaletsky is an editor at large for the Times of London and among others was a business writer for the Economist Magazine. He is active in research on the subject of "Efficient Markets". Mr Kaletsky presents the evolution of capitalism as being in 4 major phases .ergo Capitalism 4.0 . August 11, 2010 at 10:29 PM. I never t...
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Capitalism-Trends: Book Review- The Keynes Solution by Paul Davidson
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Book Review- The Keynes Solution by Paul Davidson. Paul Davidson has written a most interesting book entitled "The Keynes Solution". Its purpose is to present a case for additional regulations to limit some of the excesses that free market capitalism and the failure to keep up with the latest financial instruments prior to this latest financial crisis. I do agree that government (all of us in defining how we will l...
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Capitalism-Trends: What is Globalization ?
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My exploration of the subject of economics and economic systems. Saturday, August 21, 2010. For years we have been hearing about world wide meetings and protests of meetings on globalization. I have put off defining the word for myself, thinking that a general understanding was sufficient. Now, as I continue my study of Capitalism, a general definition could use a little more work. So here goes. Globalization: "The process of reducing barriers to exchange". These boundaries then become part of the way pe...
