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The Communist Manifesto is the commonly-known name of "The Manifesto of the Communist Party" written by Karl Marx and Friederich Engles. It was published on February 21, 1848 and was commission by the Commmunist League. The Manifesto calls for a…
In this classic work Hayek restates the ideals of freedom that he believes have guided, and must continue to guide, the growth of Western civilization. Hayek's book, first published in 1960, urges us to clarify our beliefs in today's struggle…
The year 2006 saw little change in the global state of freedom in the world and the emergence of a series of worrisome trends that present potentially serious threats to the expansion of freedom in the future, Freedom House said…
This module contains writings in the major paradigms in social philosophy of analysis of relations among state, economy, and society, the study of which is often termed Political Economy. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism…
(from Amazon.com): The history and impact of the new global economy are made clear--and compelling--in Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. This three-part, six-hour documentary does an astonishingly thorough job of dissecting and explaining macroeconomics and their current political…
From homepage: The motivation behind this paper is to analyse from the perspective of a historian of economic thought and policy the rationale and implications of the destruction of the Second bank of the United States. The account is valuable…
Economics and Ideologyby Gabriel Martinez This module contains writings in the major paradigms in social philosophy of analysis of relations among state, economy, and society, the study of which is often termed Political Economy. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism… |