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Economic History
Index
Prelude: Modern Western Civilization Economic History
1. Building A Democratic Federalist Capitalistic Republic
2. Economic Normality Changed Seven Times 1945-2015
3. One-Page Historical Studies
4. Has Capitalism Failed?

Political Economy
Index
1. The Basics
2. Presidential Courage 1 Page Per President
3. History of U.S. Political Economy
4. Political Economy Book Summaries
5. Current Political Economy Videos

Current Issues
1. Country Issues
2. Individual Issues
3. Political Issues
4. International Issues
5. Current Article and Videos
6. Readings

Free Books

1. Economic Classics
2. Classic Political Economy in the Making Videos

3. Economics Textbooks
4. Arts/Science

5. High School

6. Homeschooling      

1. Building  A Democratic Federalist
Capitalistic Republic


The Early Colonial Period
Determining Political Power and "We the People"
Increasing We" of "We the People"
Thomas Jefferson Leader of the Opposition

Constitutional History of Our
Democratic Federalist Republic
Capitalistic Democracy Profitable Government

 

2. Economic Normality Changed
Seven Times 1945-2015


Rising Income
Increased Foreign Competition Began 1970's Wage Stagnation

1980's Less Financial Regulation, Slow Wage Growth
U.S. Financial Bailouts and Economic Recovery
Poverty Stuck at 15% Since 1984
Profit Growth Beats Wage Growth in New Century

Wellbeing Continuing Growing

See  Post WW2 International Economic Competitive Adjustment and the New Normal


3. One-Page Historical Studies

25 of the most Influential Women History of U.S
A Brief History of U S Banking Problems
Most Severe Recessions 

Economic Growth
History/Politics Book Summaries  1 p
 

20th/21st Century Economic History 3p
20th Century Decade Evaluation 10p
The Cost of 20th Century Wars
Financial Crisis Internet course
     a. The Great Recession 3 p
   
b. Financial Crisis Videos

Recent Decades Ranked by Problems 2p
 

4. Has Capitalism Failed?
Macroeconomics Overview

World Changed and Good Jobs Disappeared
Trickle Down Economics
Wage Growth Analysis
When Does Income Inequality Affects Growth
Elizabeth Warren’s Blames Oligopoly Power
Criticism of Modern Capitalism
Taxing the Rich
Income Inequality Affects Growth

Political Economy Videos
One Page Economic Issue
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Economics 1 &2 Review Materials
Economics Interactive Class Notes
Math Review basic math for microeconomics
Formula Reviews are concise
Math for Economics Formula Sheet

International Trade
7 Economics Test Reviews

Please 

Quick Notes Programmed Textbooks

Have One-Page Learning Units with
Many Problems with Complete Solutions

Financial Accounting

Accounting For Owners, Managers, and Administrators

Financial Accounting Practice Sets


Economics Class Notes &Links

Pre-Algebra  Mathematics

Statistics

 

 

 

 

 


1. The Basics
Capitalism

Our Democratic Federalist Capitalist Republic


U.S. Political Economy

Building A Constitution

Political Economy Readings

Some States Wealthier Than Others

 

2. Presidential Courage
One-Page Per President
Brave Leaders and How They
Changed America 1789-1989
 
By Michael Beschloss  

G. Washington created Executive Privilege pdf
J. Adams avoided a Quasi-War with France
which cost him reelection.
A. Jackson
took On Eastern Oligarchs to serve rural America.
A. Lincoln required freeing the slaves as a condition of saving the Union.
T. Roosevelt took on monopoly trusts to protect, farms, consumers from high prices.
FDR
unpopular stance of planning for war was still elected for terms 3 and 4.
HT quickly recognize the new sate of Israel in the face of pressure from all sides.
JFK
continued to push school integration despite potential political pressures.
RR hastened the end of the Cold War with massive deficit spending.

3. History of U.S. Political Economy
Political Eras One 1788 to 1892  
Political Eras Two 1896 to 2016   

Presidential Elections One 1778-1824   
Presidential Elections Two 1828-1852      
Presidential Elections Three 1856-1892       

Presidential Elections Four 1896-1928   
Presidential Elections Five 1932-72   
Presidential Elections Six 1976-2012  

Rigged election . . . Sowed-Doubt and Nearly Led to Violence

4. Political Economy Book Summaries
Presidential Courage
Brave Leaders and How
They Changed America 1789-1989, 
by Michael Beschloss,

Presidential Politics Party Politics and
Presidential Elections  from 1788 to 2012

Thomas Jefferson The Art of Power, 2012,
by Jon Meacham

Second Chance
Three Presidents and the Crisis of America Superpower

by Zbigniew Brzezinski

American Dynasty
Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush
 by K. Phillips

Turning Points in American History based on a Great Course Audio

A Very Brief U.S. History Political Eras and Important Events

20th Century U.S. Decade Ranking
Which Decade Was Best, Worst?

Don't Know Much About History
 Everything You Need To Know About American History
But Never Learned by Kenneth C. Davis

Generations and The Fourth Turning William Strauss and Neil Howe


1. Country Issues

Solving the Deficit Problem 

Can We Afford Entitlements

Solving the Lack of Good Jobs

Income Inequality

Middle Income Stagnates

Is U.S. Free Enterprise Working

2. Individual Issues

Economic Wellbeing

Economic Future of Our Children

Are Child & Youth Protected

Prime Age Males 25-54 Work Less

Can Education Reduce Inc. Stagnation  

3. Political Issues
Our Democratic Federalist Republic?     

 Should Tea Party Share Its Debt Tea?   

Is Politics About the Money? 

Why is Poverty Controversial?

Is the Country in Trouble?

Exorbitant Dollar Privilege

4. International Issues
Lost International Greatness

Lost Economic Greatness

 Free Trade Solution or Problem

The Problem of Terrorism

Recent Terror Information

The First Trump-Xi Meeting

5. Current Article and Videos
Future of Euro
Western economic historical view of why countries have debt
 
video

Should We Thank Steve Jobs?
5 min video

6. Special Topics

Political Economy Readings

Internet Readings List

Income Inequality Affects Growth


Economics of Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Power Elite

Exorbitant Dollar Privilege

Capitalism Not to Blame for
Middle-Class Plight


Why Trump-Sanders Phenomenon
Signals an
Oligarchy
on the Brink of a Civilization
-Threatening Collapse

Economic Issues

Wage Growth Analysis

 

 

 

 

Economic Classics

1984    
1984 Spark Notes
Animal Farm Audio Book
  
Animal Farm
YouTube
Spark's Animal Farm

Affluent Society, The
Atlas Shrugged Ayn R Collection
    
Ayn Rand Interview  video
        Ayn Rand 1 of 4. video
     AR&C. Hutchens On God video
     AR&C. Hitchens Rand
video

Brave New World A. Huxley audio 
Spark Notes
     A. Huxley Interview video
  
 
Who are We A. Huxley video
    
Today's 1957 World A. Huxley


Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy by
J. Schumpeter video
Communism, The Principles, F, Engels
Communist Party, The Manifesto of the
Critique of Pure Judgment, The  
E. Kant

Das Kapital
C. Marx changes the next century
Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville
or
You Tube Audio       Audio

 Economic Consequences of Peace
, Keynes
Employment, Interest and Money, General Theory of
 

Federalist, The Founders design US Government
France. Reflections on Revolution in E Burk
Free to Choose 10 videos M. Friedman

Gilded Age The Twain’s book on a wealt 

How the Other Half Lives 1890's tenement life
Human Action Some feel Mises's 1940 book is best
defense of capitalism ever written

Jungle, The  Upton Sinclair 

 

Leviathan T. Hobbs social contract discussions

Muckrakers and their works
 

New Industrial State, The J. K. Galbraith

Knowledge in Society, The Use of F.Hayek
 

Octopus, The A Story of California. Book 1 of a trilogy
 

Politics 1   Book 2   youtube 1   youtube 2  Aristotle

Population, An Essay on the Principle of T. Malthus
Power Elite, The
Power distribution in 1950's America
Prince, The Machiavelli defines cutthroat politics

Republic, The Plato discussion of political economy
Rights of Man, The T. Paine  of Democracy

Second Treatise of Civil Government, The J. Lock

Social Reform or Revolution R. Luxemburg
 

Theory of the Leisure Class        Audio
Theory of Moral Sentiment A. Smith 

The State & Revolution V. Lenin
 

 

Classic Political Economy
in the Making Videos


Austerity - The History of a Dangerous Idea
Mark Blyth 67min. 

Interview 56 min.

The Great Deformation 68 min. David Stockman

Video Interview
57 min.


New Thoughts On Capital in the 21st Century
T. Piketty
21 min.
Debate 79 min

Globalization and Its Discontents by
 Joseph Stiglitz

   Discussion 62 min.

Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Audio 1  2 3
Worldly Philosopher, The

Current Political Economy Videos

Jobs

Mark Cuban: Trump Won't Solve Job Problem


Economist Mark Blyth: How Democracy Failed Workers

 


Theory and History of Economic Stagnation

Keynote from Mark Blyth 23 min 10/22/15

Session 1 "Theory and History of Economic Stagnation" 31 min

Session 2 Discussion Q + A  36 min

Mark Blyth Deflates Secular Stagnation 52 min 2/20/17

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