Tag Archives: industrialization

Relax! China Isn’t Taking Over the World (Yet)

Will Chinese products soon put everyone else in the rest of the world out of a job?

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America’s Bismarck: How Lincoln Created Industrial America

Do Americans — who have a conflicted attitude toward government — realize the economic power that Abraham Lincoln wielded?

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A Brief History of Cheap Labor

How was cheap labor key to turning Britain, Germany and the United States into industrial powers?

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Is China Going Up in Smoke?

Why has China’s government done little to stop the country’s smoking epidemic?

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The Need to Challenge Conventional Economic Wisdom: Part II

What does the economics profession really know about generating economic growth?

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Can China Save the World?

What role will China play in helping solve the financial crisis?

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China’s Immortal Empire

What meaning does the Forbidden City have for China and outsiders alike?

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1860 and the Challenges of the Future (Part I)

What similarities emerge between the U.S. economy of today and that of 1860?

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Common Wealth

Will the 21st century be marked by a shift from acting in national interests to acting in global interests?

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A Genuine Historical Transition

Does China really need to embrace Western principles such as transparency and open markets to grow economically?

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