America and the New Global Economy (TTC - Course 5620)

America and the New Global Economy (TTC - Course 5620) By Timothy Taylor
Publisher: The Teaching Company 2008 | 18 hours and 47 mins | ISBN: 1598034812 | MP3 | 757 MB

This riveting 36-lecture course takes you beyond the economy of the United States and reveals the recent history of economies in Asian countries, including Japan, India, and China, as well as in other regions. Journey with veteran Teaching Company Professor Timothy Taylor of Macalester College through the last 50 years of world economic history, explore international perspectives on the new global economy, and develop a richer understanding of our increasingly interconnected world.

• 1. The World Economy since 1950
• 2. The U.S. in the World Economy—1960 to 1995
• 3. The U.S. Economy Resurgent?
• 4. Europe—From Catch-Up to Jobless Growth
• 5. The Single European Market
• 6. The Rise of the Euro
• 7. The Economy of the Soviet Union
• 8. Transitions from Communism to Markets
• 9. 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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