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Industrialized Democracies

started by Kay Bradley on 08 Oct 10
  • Kay Bradley
     
    Key Ideas from Commanding Heights

    Capitalism
    Socialism
    Communism
    Keynesian economics
    Reaganomics
    Hayek
    Collectivist consensus: UK post Churchill,
    Privatization
    Nationalization
    Globalization
    Transparency-government agency
    Invisible hand
    Margaret Thatcher
    Stagflation
    Industrialization
    Commanding heights: = heavyweights of an economy. . . heavy industry, transportation, media, healthcare/ In the 1980s these were: coal, airline industry, telecom, railroads.
    Central planning:
    Hyperinflation
    Investment versus commercial banking
    Subprime mortgage


    Turning Points
    First World War
    Great Depression/New Deal
    OPEC Embrago 1973
    New conservatism (Reagonomics)
    Collapse of Soviet Union
    Third way: Tony Blair
    Glass Steagall Act 1933/ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 1999
    George W. Bush takes office

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