Capitalism: Success, Crisis and Reform - Audio
Douglas W. RaeIn this course, we will seek to interpret capitalism using ideas from biological evolution: Firms pursuing varied strategies and facing extinction when those strategies fail are analogous to organisms struggling for survival in nature. For this reason, it is less concerned with ultimate judgment of capitalism than with the ways it can be shaped to fit our more specific objectives – for the natural... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 23 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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In this final lecture of the semester, Professor Rae gives a summary of major themes, thinkers, and cases covered in the course. He begins by reviewing some foundational ideas, including Adam Smith's invisible hand, Marxist historicism, Malthusian ec... more
Professor Rae discusses the case TXU v. EDF, about an electric company private equity deal that involves environmental interest groups. Professor Rae structures the discussion by contrasting the deal as viewed from the perspective of Austin, TX and W... more
Guest speaker Paolo Zanonni, partner at Goldman Sachs, explains a major deal in the European utilities market. Enel, a major European utility, attempted to totally transform its position by expanding into the Spanish market and acquiring the Spanish ... more
Guest speaker Paolo Zanonni, partner at Goldman Sachs, discusses the firm's transition from a straight partnership to a hybrid partnership / joint stock corporation. The impetus for the transition was obtain the advantages of the joint stock corporat... more
Professor Rae begins by briefly discussing his recent trip to Washington, where he became more closely acquainted with the health care reform bill. Professor Rae uses this example to highlight the intimate connections between capitalist market system... more
In a videotaped lecture, Professor Rae discusses problems with using gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure for societal wellbeing. For example, GDP fails to capture wealth inequality and socially undesirable conditions that can increase GDP. He t... more
Professor Rae teaches the SELCO business case, about a distributed electric power generation scheme targeting rural Indians. In presenting the case, Professor Rae discusses several analytical frameworks for thinking through business cases, including ... more
Professor Rae discusses Aravind Adiga's novel The White Tiger. The novel reveals the difficulties developing countries face dismantling entrenched inequalities. Corruption and chronic rent-seeking behavior can be major obstacles. Other aspects of the... more
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This is a strong course with thoughtful content, a variety of excellent guest speakers, and no shortage of the professor's POV. You feel part of a genuine conversation.
Why then three stars? There are a few technical issues:
1. There is no class 10 and no explanation why it isn't included
2. It is very difficult to hear what class participants have to say and the main speaker doesn't consistently summarize content. Also, there is dead time as the microphone is passed around.
3. I couldn't... more
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