nations

Summer School 6: China, Taiwan and how nations grow rich

发表于 2024-08-15 planet taiwan episodes

Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here . And follow along on TikTok here for video Summe…

Barry Weingast on Violence, Power and a Theory of Nearly Everything

发表于 2007-08-13 stanford barry weingast

Barry Weingast, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the Ward C. Krebs Family Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanf…

Daron Acemoglu on Why Nations Fail

发表于 2012-03-19 grow fail differences

Daron Acemoglu of MIT and author (with James Robinson) of Why Nations Fail talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his book: why some nations f…

Angus Deaton on Inequality, Trade, and the Robin Hood Principle

发表于 2016-10-10 principle hood deaton

Nobel Laureate in Economics Angus Deaton of Princeton University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of trade and aid. Deaton wonders if e…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the Nations, States, and Scale

发表于 2022-07-12 relative nassim taleb

A language, a flag, a national anthem and shared history—like a heart that has to pump harder to support a heavier body, the bigger a nation gets, the harder to…

Can a Nation Plunder Its Way to Wealth (with Noah Smith)

发表于 2024-01-16 imperialism plunder noah

Did nations get rich on the backs of other nations? Did the West get rich from imperialism? Noah Smith says no. But why not? If you can steal stuff, isn't that …

Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026, live streaming and TV channels: Where to watch live and match timings

发表于 2026-11-12 trophy matches streaming

The second edition of the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy will be played from November 12 to 25 in the UAE. Here’s how you can watch live action from the to…

At COP31, world will cut more climate deals but where are the results?

发表于 2026-11-09 negotiations nations governments

The gap between setting ambitious targets and actually achieving them needs to be closed by seeking measurable progress from countries.