CRASH COURSE ON THE ECONOMY.

by darth frosty 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • darth frosty
    darth frosty

    This is a very good site for those who want to learn more about the ecconomy and how money and wealth flows.

    http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse

    The Crash Course

    Ready to learn everything you need to know about the economy in less than two hours?

    The Crash Course is a condensed online version of Chris Martenson's "End of Money" seminar. The first chapters of the Crash Course are already available; additional chapters will be added as quickly as time allows. Watch the Breaking News page to find out when new chapters are posted.

    How long will it take?

    Completed sections are between 3 and 14 minutes in length, meaning that all 20 sections should take about 2.5 hours.

    What is it?

    The Crash Course seeks to provide you with a baseline understanding of the economy so that you can better appreciate the risks that we all face.

  • BurnTheShips
    BurnTheShips

    I've only scannned the titles but it looks pretty good.

    Want to know more about how the world works than the average Economics grad?

    Read this book and understand it:

    http://www.amazon.com/Human-Action-Ludwig-von-Mises/dp/0930073185

    Editorial Reviews

    Roy A. Childs, Jr.
    This is a cause for celebration!

    For several years, Laissez Faire Books has been attempting to arrange for a paperback edition of Ludwig von Mises's masterpiece, Human Action. Although Human Action was first published in 1949 (a German-language edition, Nationaloekonomie, was published in 1940, then completely rewritten in English), no paperback edition has ever been permitted by its publishers. Now, after literally years of negotiations, we are proud to announce the first paperback edition, thus potentially making it available to a much wider audience.

    Its place in history:

    Why is Human Action so important? Why has it been revered and honored ever since it was first published? Why is it regarded both as an historic classic and a contemporary masterpiece, by virtually every friend of liberty who has read it? To answer these questions is to understand the special place in history of Ludwig von Mises, and the special place in the body of his works of this truly magnificent achievement.

    Our century has properly been called the Era of Statism. In our time, every known form of statism has been tried, from Communism to Fabian Socialism to Fascism, military dictatorships, neomercantilist states, revived monarchies, theocracies, national socialism, and the welfare state-- you name it. That's because by the turn of the century, Classical Liberalism--with its advocacy of individualism, private property, laissez faire capitalism, free trade and limited government--had been soundly defeated by its numerous adversaries. By the eve of the first World War, scarcely a single intellectual figure survived to champion these splendid ideals. And no wonder, for under the constant assaults of all varieties, Classical Liberalism had been badly damaged. It needed to be reconstructed if it was to survive at all.

    It was then that one young man, working virtually alone, burst on the scene with a new vision of Classical Liberalism. He had flirted with a mild version of socialism, rejected it, and gone on to reason his way to a more consistent and rigorous case for capitalism than anyone had ever before set forth.

    William H. Peterson, adjunct scholar, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
    Human Action says it all. In this towering masterwork, Mises makes the case for limited government and a free society, pointing out the inseparability between freedom and free enterprise -- that you can't have one without the other. -

    Mises Institute:

    www.mises.org

    Tu Ne Cede Malis.

    BTS

  • Brother Apostate
    Brother Apostate

    Looks good. I second Mises "Human Action as a read-worthy book. I also would add this to the curriculum:

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936

    BA- Cheers

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    Thanks for the link, and the book suggestions.

    So far, the link is very very interesting. Check out the tutorial on bubbles.

  • Gopher
    Gopher

    Thanks Darth for the link.

    I've always found the economy to be a very complicated topic. I look forward to taking this mini-course.

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