Classes finished up last week. One of the things I was teaching this semester was undergraduate economic history, which I hadn't done in some years. Our main books this time were Beckert’s Empire of Cotton, which I’ve used several times in this class; and Jonathan Levy’s
I think this is a great piece. These ideas have been part of my political evolution because I increasingly find the argument “it mattered” less and less convincing. If anything, “it” was often a setback against gdp growth.
I think this is a great piece. These ideas have been part of my political evolution because I increasingly find the argument “it mattered” less and less convincing. If anything, “it” was often a setback against gdp growth.