Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems

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Free Online Course: Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems provided by The Great Courses Plus is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems is taught by Edward F. Stuart, PhD.

Overview
  • Professor Emeritus Edward F. Stuart takes you across three centuries to chart the history of modern economic thought and practice around the world.

    Topics Covered:

    • By This Professor
    • 01: Gorbachev’s Hello and the Soviet Goodbye
    • 02: Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Keynes, and Friedman
    • 03: How to Argue GDP, Inflation, and Other Data
    • 04: British Revolution: Industry and Labor
    • 05: American Capitalism: Hamilton and Jefferson
    • 06: Utopian Socialism to Amana Microwave Ovens
    • 07: The Bolsheviks: Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin
    • 08: Soviet Planning and 1,000 Left-Foot Shoes
    • 09: Economic Consequences of European Peace
    • 10: How FDR and Keynes Tried to Save Capitalism
    • 11: Social Democracy in Europe
    • 12: Sweden’s Mixed Economy Model
    • 13: French Indicative Planning and Jean Monnet
    • 14: British Labour Party and National Health
    • 15: Social Welfare in Germany: Bismarck to Kohl
    • 16: Soviet Bloc: Conformity and Resistance
    • 17: Two Germanies: A Laboratory in Economics
    • 18: The Soviet Union’s Fatal Failure to Reform
    • 19: “Blinkered and Bankrupt” in Eastern Europe
    • 20: From Chairman Mao to the Capitalist Roaders
    • 21: After Deng, China Privatizes and Globalizes
    • 22: Asian Tigers: Wealth and State Control
    • 23: European Union: Success or Failure?