It is often quipped that economists base many of their theories on assumptions. The old joke is that should an economist be stranded on a desert island, he will merely assume that a boat is available and quickly depart from the island. Indeed, whilst analytically comparing Keynesian and neo-liberal ...

The realist perspective on international political economy can be seen in the United States international trade policy with China. The United States being an established world power seeks to further enhance its international role by engaging in trade with another nation, that being China, this ref...

"My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest."- Mahatma Gandhi. In this paper, I will show the differences between two types of liberal thought, Neoliberalism and Ordoliberalism, that have attempted to achieve Gandhi's notion....

What Impact did the First World War have on the development of Keynes's Ideas? John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is one of the most prominent figures in the study of the field of Economics. However I do not specifically regard Keynes as strictly an Economist, this is because if you look at his early...

We live in a world of dramatic change and the old ideologies that have dominated the last century do not provide the answers". (Tony Blair). Do you think Blair's "Third Way" provides the answer? In this essay I intend to examine the underlying concepts of the Third Way and the so...

The current official US view of the dollar is that its decline has been orderly, constructive, and not worrisome. This view has allowed the dollar to depreciate against other major currencies in the world has various implications for the US national economy as well as the international economy whic...

Ludwig von Mises: Defender of the Free Market Ludwig von Misis thoughts on human behavior, socialism, and money and credit have had a major impact on economic thought. He championed true free markets and is seen as a defender of liberty. Former President of the United States Ronald Reagan sai...

In his book Bitter Harvest Paul Hart attempts to illustrate the roots of the Zapatista Revolution in nineteenth century Morelos, Mexico. In doing so, he hopes to convince his readers that the conditions that resulted in the emergence of the Zapatistas, though localized, were not limited to Morelos i...

Throughout this paper I will examine the importance of the Big Emerging Markets, the risks and rewards related to them, as well as, the political, humanitarian, and environmental issues facing the U.S. in dealing with these countries. The Big Emerging Markets are currently Mexico, Brazil, Argenti...

Who is Robinson Crusoe? Robinson Crusoe, is a novel made by Daniel Defoe. The history in the novel is related to the economy, and that's what I'm talking about. Robinson Crusoé was to stop in a desert island later that the ship where it travelled was shipwrecked. Without blinki...