Why a Worldly Philosophy?-1.0 A Wealth of Burning Questions, a Poverty of Answers
A Wealth of Burning Questions, a Poverty of Answers
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Why a Worldly Philosophy?-1.1 Scarcity and Surplus in Human Well-Being: Cooperation and Conflict
Lesson 1.1 Readings
Scarcity and Surplus in Human Well- Being: Cooperation and Conflict
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Why a Worldly Philosophy?-1.2 Producing for Profit: The Study of a Historically Specific Social System -- Capitalism
Lesson 1.2 Reading
Producing for profit: The Study of a Historically Specific Social System -- Capitalism
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Why a Worldly Philosophy?-1.3 Don’t Blame the Victims!
Lesson 1.3 Readings
Don’t Blame the Victims!
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Common Good, Private Purposes-2.0 Common Good, Private Purposes Introduction
Common Good, Private Purposes Introduction
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Common Good, Private Purposes-2.1 The Good: Competition, Prices, & Entrepreneurship
Lesson 2.1 Readings
The Good: Competition, Prices, and Entrepreneurship (Adam Smith)
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The Good: Competition, Prices, and Entrepreneurship (Friedrich Hayek)
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Common Good, Private Purposes-2.2 The Bad: Investment, Financial Structures, and the Business Cycle
Lesson 2.2 Readings
The Bad: Recessions, Sunspot and Investment Theories
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The Bad: Production Disruptions
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The Bad: Aggregate Demand, Liquidity, and Financial Behavior
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The Bad: Destabilizing Financial Behavior and Markets
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The Bad: What to Do About This
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Common Good, Private Purposes-2.3 The Ugly: Appropriations of Capital
Lesson 2.3 Readings
The Ugly: Motivation
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The Ugly: Profits and Ownership
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The Ugly: Unpaid, Unrecognized, and Unmeasured
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The Ugly: Precarious Lives, Precarious Jobs
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The Ugly: Common Wealth, Private Appropriations
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Power at Work-3.0 Power at Work Introduction
Module 3 Introduction
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Power at Work-3.1 Basic Sources of Power in the Labor Market
Lesson 3.1 Readings
Basic Sources of Power in the Labor Market (Part 1)
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Basic Sources of Power in the Labor Market (Part 2)
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Power at Work-3.2 How to Ask for a Raise With and Without a Union
Lesson 3.2 Readings
How to Ask for a Raise with and Without a Union
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Power at Work-3.3 How Government Affects Worker Bargaining Power
Lesson 3.3 Readings
How Government Affects Worker Bargaining Power
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Power at Work-3.4 Corporate Power: Monopolies, Oligopolies, Monopsonies and the Myth of Perfect Competition
Lesson 3.4 Readings
Corporate Power: Monopolies, Oligopolies, Monopsonies and the Myth of Perfect Competition (Part 1)
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Corporate Power: Monopolies, Oligopolies, Monopsonies and the Myth of Perfect Competition (Part 2)
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Power at Work-3.5 Why Does the Federal Reserve Hate Workers?
Lesson 3.5 Readings
Why Does the Federal Reserve Hate Workers?
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The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization-4.0 The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization Introduction
Module/Week 4: Introduction
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The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization-4.1 What is Globalization and How Did We Get Here?
Lesson 4.1 Readings
What is globalization and how did we get here?
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The Golden Age of Capitalism and the Second Wave of Globalization
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The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization-4.2 What Drives Globalization?
Lesson 4.2 Readings
The Five Drivers of Globalization
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Outsourcing and the Rise of Global Value Chains
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The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization-4.3 Winners and Losers from Globalization
Lesson 4.3 Readings
Winners and Losers from Globalization
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Rethinking Globalization, Part 1
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Rethinking Globalization, Part 2
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The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization-4.4 Inside the Global Value Chain: The Tennis Ball Economy
Lesson 4.4 Readings
As the Ball Bounces: Inside the Global Value Chain
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Building a Thriving Society, Planet, and Individuals-5.1 Institutions for Better Labor Market and Social Outcomes
Lesson 5.1 Readings
Valuing the Future
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Building a Thriving Society, Planet, and Individuals-5.2 Building a Thriving Society
Lesson 5.2 Readings
Building a Thriving Society
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