An Economic History of the World since 1400

Tariffs, Cartels, and John Maynard Keynes (1x34)

Ausstrahlung: Okt 07, 2016

Learn how John Maynard Keynes, a founder of macroeconomics, shattered the predominant economic thinking of the 19th and early 20th centuries. What made governments the best source for moderating swings in economic performance? What did economic policymakers fail to consider in the years leading up to the Great Depression? How did tariffs and cartels work to eliminate much of free trade?