Plato’s Nomoi and the Book of Deuteronomy dealt intensively with the fissures between rich and poor within...
Economy
Elites feared falling into poverty and tried to keep the evil eye away with laughable figures. By...
Exploring the first boycott against sugar made with slave labor in the West Indies. Introduction While many...
Alexander McKenzie’s plot to corner Alaska’s gold proved to be the last great swindle of the original...
The term New Deal derives from Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president....
Typically the key “privilege” was that only guild members were allowed to sell their goods or practice...
There are dozens of different ways to view history. You can see history from the perspective of...
The global pandemic has harmed the jobs market. However, this does not mean that there are no...
Pablo Giancaterino, an Argentina based attorney working with Miami, Florida lawyer Michael Diaz Jr. of Diaz Reus...
While there were economic consequences of the 1918 pandemic, most were found to be short-lived. Introduction The...
When the Virginia Company established a colony at Jamestown in 1607, they hoped that a wide array...
Starting your own business is a great way to make money. There are many benefits to starting...
The late 19th century saw the creation of a modern industrial economy during the rise of robber...
During Queen Victoria’s reign Britain was the most powerful trading nation in the world. Introduction Victorian advances...
Trade routes spanned China in early Shang dynasty times, but it was from mid-Zhou times that commerce...
Looking past a plague at how a massive government spending plan went badly awry 2,500 years ago....
Evaluating the effectiveness of financial markets in the early Roman Empire. Abstract Here I use a theoretical...
The earliest written sources of Homer and Hesiod attest to the existence of trade (emporia) and merchants...
Most people understand that it’s possible to make money with smart property investments, but they may not...
Distrust of a sales pitch is as old as the barter system. Introduction How often have you...
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for ships. Introduction The...
Mercantilism was a political movement and an economic theory, dominant in Europe between 1600 and 1800. Introduction...
This massive migration to California transformed the state’s landscape and population. Introduction On January 8, 1848, James...
Looking at the effete 19th-century Eastern urbanite who traveled to the Wild West in quest of a...
Australia’s Foy & Gibson department store once dominated Melbourne, with showrooms, factories and warehouses spread over 500,000...
Introduction The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket riot or Haymarket massacre) on Tuesday May 4,...
Discussions of economics have existed since ancient times but it was not a separate discipline until the...
Thaddeus Stevens was a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight. In 1813, a young...
The city became an important center for trade along the Silk Road. Introduction Ctesiphon was an ancient...
The Internet has dramatically changed the ways that people browse, shop for, and purchase their goods. The...