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Economist Bob Lucas said“Once you start thinking about (growth), it’s hard to think about anything else.” Here is my list of 20 favorite books on the global economy, why some nations are rich, others not. Suggestions, criticisms welcome #EconTwitter #HistoryTwitter #PolicyTwitter
1.The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by @bill_easterly. An ex-@WorldBank economist asks the question what causes the growth and what traps countries into poverty?
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2.The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 by Paul Kennedy. Great power ascendency [inevitably?] leads to military overstretch and decline
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Have you heard about the blackman who is arguably the wealthiest human being in all of history? Have you heard about Emperor Mansa Musa I of the great Mali Empire? Join me tommorow night for this story. Don't forget to turn on my notifications.
#historyteacher
#historyteacher
Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world.
The ancient kingdom of Mali spread across parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers.
(1) 30ys ago, Germany started one of historys most radical privatization programs. Transforming East Germany’s economy, its legacy lasts until today.
New paper: We analyze what happened (w @AAoritz @LukasMergele). Thread 👇 #EconTwitter #HistoryTwitter
cesifo.org/node/58093
New paper: We analyze what happened (w @AAoritz @LukasMergele). Thread 👇 #EconTwitter #HistoryTwitter
cesifo.org/node/58093
(2) Founded by the last Communist government and shaped by Germany’s post-reunification institutions, a public agency called #Treuhandanstalt was responsible for privatizing East Germany’s state-owned economy. Essentially, it became the world’s largest holding company. 🏢
(3) The program remains hugely controversial. Millions of people lost their jobs. Fierce protests ensued. Miners went on hunger strikes. The #Treuhandanstalt’s director was assassinated. Today, less than 10% of East Germans consider the transition successful.
Stepping out of #immigrationtwitter for a minute with question for #historytwitter:
Has any empire approaching the size, wealth, & influence of the USA ever shown its ass to the world as openly we have since 9/11? Ever had a collapse that was both so rapid *and* so evitable?
Has any empire approaching the size, wealth, & influence of the USA ever shown its ass to the world as openly we have since 9/11? Ever had a collapse that was both so rapid *and* so evitable?
As I understand it, the Roman Empire collapsed in stages after generations of terrible mismanagement & exploitation. The Mongols ended in overreach and family drama. The USSR voted itself out of existence after failing to hold its diverse client states together. What about us?
I guess it's hard to compare our current moment to anything else in history when we have such an unlimited capacity to record and comment on events as they happen in realtime. Imagine Roman citizens replying to Nero's tweets! That's pretty much where we're at here
Hello and welcome to a history thread about Belfast, Sydney, & two different Battle(s) of Vinegar Hill 📖
It's the story of how one lad from Belfast *may* have wound up a co-conspirator in the only convict uprising in Australian history 🦘 1/
It's the story of how one lad from Belfast *may* have wound up a co-conspirator in the only convict uprising in Australian history 🦘 1/
🤓Originally a tangent of my own research, the story of Edward O’Hara, has come to dominate my workload intensely over the last few days. 📚💻📚 2/
Does his history have anything to do with my dissertation? Uh… no, but I think it’s a brilliant illustration of the possibilities (& limitations) of archival internet research in our current times. 💾⌨️🖱️ 3/
OK, #HistoryTwitter, in honor of CNN's "Race for the White House" what are the greatest presidential elections of all time? I thought about this and realized there's a difference between "importance" and "closeness/excitement"...so here come two lists:
Importance
1. 1860 (Civil War)
2. 1932 (New Deal, Dem dominance)
3. 1968 (law and order, conservatism)
4. 1896 (urban over rural)
5. 1828 (populism)
6. 2016 (authoritarianism)
7. 1800 (parties, transfer of power)
1. 1860 (Civil War)
2. 1932 (New Deal, Dem dominance)
3. 1968 (law and order, conservatism)
4. 1896 (urban over rural)
5. 1828 (populism)
6. 2016 (authoritarianism)
7. 1800 (parties, transfer of power)
Closeness
1. 2000 (Florida recount)
2. 1876 (result overturned, Comp. of '77)
3. 1960 (Kennedy Nixon)
4. 1800 (12th amendment)
5. 1968 (Nixon Humphrey)
6. 1824 (decided by House)
7. 1948 ("Dewey defeats Truman")
1. 2000 (Florida recount)
2. 1876 (result overturned, Comp. of '77)
3. 1960 (Kennedy Nixon)
4. 1800 (12th amendment)
5. 1968 (Nixon Humphrey)
6. 1824 (decided by House)
7. 1948 ("Dewey defeats Truman")
i'm baa-aack! 🥳🥳🥳
thank you so much everybody for all the kind words and support yesterday! i got things in my eye several times last night reading all your lovely tweets (d*mn you!). i don't deserve such wonderful tweeps. (*^_^*)
thank you so much everybody for all the kind words and support yesterday! i got things in my eye several times last night reading all your lovely tweets (d*mn you!). i don't deserve such wonderful tweeps. (*^_^*)
don't know why my account was suspended. i emailed twitter support, but didn't get a reply, and then this a.m. my account was back.
oddly, a number of #HistoryTwitter accounts were suspended yesterday for reasons unknown. maybe i got caught up in whatever that was? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
oddly, a number of #HistoryTwitter accounts were suspended yesterday for reasons unknown. maybe i got caught up in whatever that was? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
and i got 87 new followers since last night, so, hey! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
welcome aboard new tweeps! ever heard of this thing called the #HajnalLine ...?
welcome aboard new tweeps! ever heard of this thing called the #HajnalLine ...?
