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1.1.1 Lecture: iTunesU: University of Wisconsin-Madison: Professor Charles Anderson’s “Political, Economic, and Social Thought: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Israel”
Link: iTunesU: University of Wisconsin-Madison: Professor Charles Anderson’s “Political, Economic, and Social Thought: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Israel” (iTunesU)
Instructions: Listen to this entire lecture for an overview of how the people of this era viewed the intersection of economics and society.
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2.2.1 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 2”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 2” (YouTube)
Instructions: View this entire lecture (about 1 hour and 17 minutes) for a comprehensive overview of the development of mercantilism as a European paradigm.
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2.3 Lecture: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 3”
Link: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 3” (YouTube)
Instructions: Watch the entire lecture for an understanding of how Smith relates to mercantilism.
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2.3.1 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 3”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 3” (YouTube)
Instructions: Watch the entire lecture (about 1 hour and 15 minutes) for an understanding of how Smith relates to mercantilism.
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3.1 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 4” and “Lecture 5”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 4” (YouTube) and “Lecture 5” (YouTube)
Instructions: Watch both lectures in their entirety (each is about 1 hour and 17 minutes) for an understanding of how Smith lays the foundations for classical economics.
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3.2 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 6,” “Lecture 7,” and “Lecture 8”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 6,” (YouTube) “Lecture 7,” (YouTube) and “Lecture 8” (YouTube)
Instructions: View the lectures linked above in their entirety (each video lecture is about 1 hour and 15 minutes). The beginning of Lecture Six contains some materials relating to Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus, an Anticlassical economist. Please note that Lecture 8 also covers subunit 3.3. The last few minutes of Lecture 8 introduces the concept of utilitarianism, or the belief that government and society ought to make those choices that maximize the “greatest happiness for the greatest number.”
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3.3 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 8,” “Lecture 9,” and “Lecture 10”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 9,” (YouTube) and “Lecture 10” (YouTube)
Instructions: View the lectures linked above in their entirety (each lecture is about 1 hour and 18 minutes). Lectures 9 and 10 describe the basic underpinnings of utilitarianism. Also note that Lecture 10 is used in the next section. Organize your notes accordingly.
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3.4 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 10,” “Lecture 11,” and “Lecture 12”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 10,” (YouTube) “Lecture 11, (YouTube)” and “Lecture 12” (YouTube)
Instructions: Listen to the end of Lecture 10 for a brief introduction to Marxism. Listen to all of Lectures 10, 11, and 12 (each lecture is about 1 hour and 18 minutes) for a sound overview of Marxism and Socialism.
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4.1.1 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 13,” “Lecture 14,” “Lecture 15,” and “Lecture 16”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 13,” (YouTube) “Lecture 14,” (YouTube) “Lecture 15,” (YouTube) and “Lecture 16” (YouTube)
Instructions: Watch these lectures for a basic introduction to the Neo-Classical school. Monetarism is discussed at the end of Lecture 16; this resource is also used in subunit 4.3.1. Each video lecture is about 1 hour and 15-20 minutes.
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4.2 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 17” and “Lecture 18”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 17” (YouTube) and “Lecture 18” (YouTube)
Instructions: Watch these lectures for a basic introduction to Keynesian thought. Begin watching lecture 17 at time marker 1:03. Lecture 18 is about 1 hour and 18 minutes.
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4.3.1 Lecture: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 16” and “Lecture 17”
Link: YouTube: University of Oregon: Mark Thoma’s “Lecture 16” (YouTube) and “Lecture 17” (YouTube)
Instructions: Please note that you have seen parts of these lectures before in subunit 4.1.1 (Lecture 16) and 4.2 (Lecture 17) to cover other topics in this course. View the first lecture beginning at the 35 minute marker and from the beginning of Lecture 17 to time marker 1:03. These lectures discuss monetarism, or the theory that inflation is directly related to the amount of money that a government prints.
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5.3 Lecture: YouTube: University of Richmond: James M. Buchanan’s “Chicago School Thinking: Old and New”
Link: YouTube: University of Richmond: James M. Buchanan’s “Chicago School Thinking: Old and New” (YouTube)
Instructions: The first 38 minutes constitutes the formal presentation, and this is what you need to view for this resource. James M. Buchanan, Nobel Prize winner and founder of the “Public Choice” school, speaks on the evolution of the Chicago school and its place in contemporary economic thinking. Once a Chicago faculty member he left for George Mason University to develop his own brand of conservative economic thinking. This video lecture is from his appearance at the Summer Institute for the History of Economic Thought at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies on June 2, 2010.
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