In western economic history, living standards appear to have had three "supercycles" of rise and fall of economic activity over the past 4,000 years.
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It appears to be the case that the foremost causal factor in social and economy development is democracy
Should patents exist? It appears that they do, although, granting a monopoly of 20 years to new technologies might be too much.
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The modern welfare state is what happens when you mix Ghenghis-Khan with Classical Athens
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Musk's purchase of Twitter suggests that society might need virtual public squares besides private social media sites
Answer: historical contingency that Latin's influence could be preserved in Western Europe while most Greek speaking regions of antiquity the local…
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Ancient economic history can be summarized by: Fast growth from 800 BC to 300 BC, slow growth from 300 BC to around 1 AD, negative growth from 1 AD to…
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Countries in the "middle income trap" are there for specific reasons
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