Civilization the West and the Rest With Niall Ferguson

Property (1x3)

Data emisji: Mar 20, 2011

Ferguson asks why North America succeeded while Latin America for so many centuries lagged behind. The two had much in common (not least the subjugation of indigenous peoples and the use of slavery by European immigrants), but they differed profoundly on individual property rights, the rule of law and representative government. However, Niall Ferguson asks whether North and South are converging today, linguistically and economically.