Wirtschaftsgeschichte

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Wirtschaftsgeschichte

From Europe, to the US, Japan, and onto China

The evolution of the automobile

The pre-automobile era Even though the railways existed in Britain, Europe, and America by the late 1880s, most road transport was still...

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Lessons from the Invention of the airplane and the Beginning of the Aviation Era

No other concept had been dreamed about more than the ability of man to undertake powered flight. Ever since the Greek Mythology of Icarus and...

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The Arrival of Petroleum, Rockefeller, and the Lessons He taught Us

Before the arrival of petroleum there were a number of different fuels that could be used for light and power. Coal became an important fuel in...

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How feudalism hinders community transformation and economic evolution

Isn’t equal opportunity a basic human right?

The Olympic Opening Ceremony last Friday night was a spectacular extraordinaire under the direction of Danny Boyle of “Slumdog Millionaire” fame....

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The Evolution of Business Strategy

Before the 1960s, strategy was referred to as “generalship”, “the art of war” and being concerned about managing army campaigns. Strategy was...

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Wirtschaft:Grundlagen, Geschichte, Perspektiven. Eine lexikalische Skizze

Auch erschienen in Grundrisse : Zeitschrift für linke Theorie & Debatte, 36 (2010)

Der Begriff der Wirtschaft wird in idealistischer Denktradition als Entscheidungskalkül im Hinblick auf Knappheiten definiert. Aber menschliche...

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