Essays and Research Papers on Economic History

A 7 page paper discussing the economic classification theory of Egon Neuberger and its relevance in the emerging world economy. The paper strives to use Neuberger's classification system to characterize economies based solely on ownership of means of production. That classification had meaning before the fall of communism, but even China no longer qualifies as a centrally ...

This 5 page report discusses international Internet gambling in the context of thinking exercised by a liberal Marxist. The traditional Marxist viewpoint follows the original thinking of Karl Marx that all events in human society are determined by economic forces. Marx’s ultimate goal was to liberate the world from the evil of acquisitive materialism and lead the human race to a ...

There are certain economic principles that determine the behavior of the economy. This 11 page paper argues that wages, income and unemployment are subject to the basic rules of supply and demand, albeit from a perspective that includes a social component. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 7 page paper explores the current economic policy of Brazil in terms of the oppositions inherent within the political structure. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

Spending on goods and services is a significant fraction of the total output of the economy. Total consumer spending, investment, government spending and net foreign spending on final goods and services are the components that make up most of the economic productivity. This economic productivity can be expressed in ways such as the ...

5 pages. Compares the ways that the richest people of the past made their millions to that of the wealthiest people of today. The difference is rather surprising, and this interesting paper tells how the wealthiest people of today are able to do so. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages. The savings and loan crisis is one of the most poorly understood economic problems that we face today. It has been misconstrued by economists, by politicians, and by the general public. This paper looks at the crisis and what we have learned in order to avoid such things in the future. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

6 pages in length. David Ricardo, born in 1772 and third of seventeen children, espoused two economic theories that helped to form the fundamental basis of contemporary economic thought. Indeed, his Distribution Theory and International Trade Theory provided a substructure upon which future economists could base their subsequent theories, giving rise to the ...

A 7 page paper which analyzes "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels and "Souls of Black Folk" by DuBois. The paper discusses economic injustice experienced by lower classes. No additional sources cited.

A five page paper which looks at the way in which Marx and Engels saw the situation of the working class in the nineteenth century, and the changes in social and economic policies which have alleviated the situation for workers in the developed West, although not for those in communist countries or the third world. Bibliography ...

This 5 page report discusses the concepts presented in Alice Kessler-Harris’, a professor of history at Columbia University, book about women’s work outside the home. When she views the world in terms of the patterns associated with women working inside or outside of the home, it is clear that she has a clear understanding of the factors that determined where most ...

This 5 page paper considers how labor and capitalism is seen through Adam Smith's' Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'. Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and 'Time, work-discipline and industrial capitalism by E P Thompson. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page report discusses British economist, John Maynard Keynes (1883 - 1946) and his long-term impact on the ways in which modern capitalism was viewed during his lifetime and the ways in which economics, in general, have continued to be evaluated. His ideas regarding economic uncertainty, government intervention and capitalist economies are briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper delves into J.P. Morgan's life and finds out why he was investigated. This wealthy man controlled much of the business to arise in the U.S. during the turn of the twentieth century. The industrial revolution is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

6 pages in length. The origin, nature and evolution of the two mainstream economic thoughts are included within this paper, those of John Maynard Keynes and Karl Marx, and the influence each had upon economic development. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing how the wrenching events of 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression ultimately affected the power of the presidency. The full effect of the crash and depression were not yet evident during Hoover's administration but had become quite clear by the time FDR took office in 1932. Though FDR instituted many ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the changing nature of work, with reference to Fordism and post-Fordism. This paper integrates a view of the belief that the changing nature of work is linked to the changing nature of society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper contending that the events we have seen in the stock market since the beginning of the Twenty-first Century have a definite resemblance to those witnessed in the stock market crash of the 1920s. The author contends that these periods were preceded by exceedingly high stock prices, prices which weren’t, in ...

A 5 page paper discussing the view that over-dependence on Western markets can be blamed for Malaysia’s economic downturn of early 2002. The paper argues that while Western markets are important to Malaysia, a significant percentage of its total exports are made to neighboring ASEAN nations. After a short period of growth following ...

This 6 page report discusses the theories of Karl Marx and their relationship to the evolution of big business in the United States and the altering of the economic reality of the nation after the Civil War and into the 20th century. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper is in three sections, one for each of these eminent economists. Each section considers the life of the economist before giving a comprehensive overview of their theories and contribution to economics. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the development of laissez faire as a reaction against mercantilism. The writer looks at the meaning and polices of this economic model, how and why the theories developed, their application and later adaptation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

7 pages. The years 1825-1925 marked many changes that took place in Mexico during this time of the Industrial Revolution. This paper will focus on the economic growth that was taking place and the changes in the social and economic climates of that time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper evaluating the relationship between interest rates and the S&P 500 index, for the purpose of determining whether the two are connected. Of course we know the stock market grew at its greatest rates and to its highest volumes ever during the decade of the 1990s, while interest rates sank lower ...

14 pages. The stagflation of the 1970s refers to the high unemployment and high inflation rates that the United States went through during the latter part of the 1970's and the early part of the 1980's. This paper explains some of the reasons behind these troubling times and some of the possible reasons ...