ECON 1339 - Generating Wealth of Nations

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Overview of the development of economic activity in the world, primarily in the past 200 years. Topics include: Patterns of economicdevelopment; The Malthusian economy; European colonial expansion; The Agricultural Revolution and Industrial Revolution; Rise of the American economy and settler economies; New ways of producing; The Great Depression; World Wars and economy; Eras of globalization; Japan and the Asian miracle; State planning and market economies; The Great Divergence; Costs of economic development.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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