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MRU Development Economics: Guns, Germs, and Steel

Oct 12, 2012

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This is the next installment in the MRU Development Economics class. Cowen and Tabarrok give an overview of Jared Diamond's influential book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, which explores the influence of geography on human development over the millennia. [This is a 2015 version of the 2012 version that is no…

WSI: Malthus Returns (Parochialism of the Present)

Aug 5, 2008

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in Demography, Economics, Great Divergence, Human Progress, Series: World Social Indicators 2008, Trends: Economic

One of the biggest challenges in appreciating the world trends we've examined in this series is "parochialism of the present." This refers to the twofold trap we fall into if we do not try to view our circumstances from beyond our narrow sliver of time. One trap is that we ignore history and fail to…

MEC: Recap of My Concerns

Apr 1, 2008

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in Economics, Environment, Eschatology, Great Divergence, Human Progress, Poverty, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

We are about to turn specific passages from Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren, but before we go there, I want to recap my central observations and clarify my perception of some key issues. My primary concern over the last eight posts has been McLaren’s claim that we live with a “suicide machine.” He generally…

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MRU Development Economics: Guns, Germs, and Steel

WSI: Malthus Returns (Parochialism of the Present)

MEC: Recap of My Concerns