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"Understanding the Great Depression
& Failures of Modern Economic Policy"
by Dan Blatt - Publisher of FUTURECASTS online magazine.

Explaining the Great Depression, its Trade War, and failures of "New" Keynesian interest rate suppression policy without ideological clap trap, theory confirmation bias or political spin.

Table of Contents & Introduction
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"Understanding the Economic Basics & Modern Capitalism: Market Mechanisms and Administered Alternatives"
by Dan Blatt
Publisher of FUTURECASTS online magazine.

Smith: Wealth of Nations. Ricardo: Principles.
Marx: Capital (Das Kapital).
Keynes: General Theory.
Schumpeter: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

Economics is the miracle science. Even imperfect capitalist markets routinely raise billions out of poverty.

Table of Contents & Introduction

FUTURECASTS JOURNAL

Bernanke's Bubbles	China's Economic Prospects with a review of McGregor, "The Party."	U.S.-China Power Relationship, with reviews of Nye, "The Future of Power," and Walter and Howie, "Red Capitalism."
Lies, Damn Lies and Projections,	Industrial Policy Horror Story with review of Morgenson & Rosner, "Reckless Endangerment." Fannie Mae affordable housing policy	Schumpeter on Creative Destruction with review of Schumpeter, "Can Capitalism Survive."
Bernanke's Failed Monetary Policy with review of Taylor, "Getting off Track." Taylor Monetary Policy Rule	The Gold Standard and the Great Depression with a review of Eichengreen, "Golden Fetters."	The Financial Oligarchs with a review of Johnson & Kwak, "13 Bankers."
Bruce R. Scott, "Capitalism, Origins and Evolution as System of Governance."	Part I, Concept of Capitalism. Political Economy	Part II, Oligarchs and Stakeholders Issues of Political Economy
Schumpeter on Socialism with review of socialism related parts of Schumpeter, "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy."	Peter H. Schuck "Why Government Fails So Often and How It Can Do Better."	Thomas Piketty "Capital in Twenty First Century." Egalitarian Agenda
Islamic Immigration Into Europe," with a review of Christopher Caldwell, "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe."	Holding the Interest Rate Tiger by the Tail with a review of James Grant, "The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash that Cured Itself."	Financialization with a review of John Kay, "Other People's Money"
Attacks on Constraints on Federal Powers, with reviews of Breyer, "Active Liberty," and "Making Our Constitution Work."	Philip E. Tetlock & Dan Gardner "Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction."	Scott Sumner, Midas Paradox, explaining "New Keynesian" view of monetary policy capabilities.
Economics Gods are Greek,	Chris D. Thomas Inheritors of Earth Environmental Policy	Interest rate suppression policy,
Barry Moltz & Rieva Lesonskys "Small Business Hacks"	Yehezkel Dror "For Rulers" Catastrophist Politics	Srinivasan "Americana," Economic history

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ECONOMIC BASICS

Knowledge is power!

Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations" (Economic Theory)	Part I, Capitalist Market Mechanisms	Part II, Government Economic Policy.
David Ricardo, "Principles of Political Economy." (Economic Theory)	Joshua Muravchik, "Heaven on Earth" (History of Socialism)	Friedrich A. Hayak, "Road to Serfdom" (Socialism)
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 1 (Communist Theory)	Part I, Value Determined by an Abstract Labor Standard	Part II, Contradictions Asserted in Capitalist Industrialization
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 2 (Communist Theory)	Part III, The Circulation & Expansion of Capital	Part IV, Criticism of Adam Smith
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 3 (Communist Theory)	Part V, Profits	Part VI, Interest, Rent, & Labor Use-Values
John Maynard Keynes, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money." (Economic Theory)	Part I, Elements of the General Theory	Part II, Interest Rates, Aggregate Demand, & the Business Cycle.
Martin Wolf, "Why Globalization Works." ( Market System Globalization)	Part I, Globalization of Market Systems	Part II, Criticism of Market Globalization
Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S., (1867-1960)," Part I, "Greenbacks & Gold (1867-1921)"	Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960)," Part II, "Roaring Twenties Boom - Great Depression Bust (1921-1933"	Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960)," Part III, "Age of Chronic Inflation (1933-1960)"
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part I, "The Search for Stability (1913-1923)"	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part II, "The Engine of Deflation (1923-1933)"
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part III, "The Engine of Inflation (1933-1951)"	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part IV, Conflicting Objectives (1951-1960)
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part V, Obsoleting the Business cycle (1961-1969)	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VI, Nixon Devalues the Dollar, (1969 - 1973)
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VII, The Great Inflation (1973-1980)	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VIII, Volcker Imposes Monetary Austerity (1979-1986)
Landes, "Wealth & Poverty of Nations" (Economic Development)	Scott, Part I, "The Concept of Capitalism," (Political Economy)	Scott, Part II, "The Concept of Capitalism" (Political Economy Issues)
Schumpeter, "Capitalism, Socialism & Democracy."	Part I "Creative Destruction"	Part II Socialism
Piketty "Capital in Twenty First Century." Egalitarian Agenda

FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM

"Because Men Are Not Angels!" J. Madison.

Monk, "The Words We Live By"
Annotated Guide to U.S. Constitution

Part I,
1789 Constitution of the United States

Part II,
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

Bowen, "Miracle at Philadelphia"
The Constitutional Convention

Part I,
"The Divisive Issues that Threatened the Union,"

Part II,
"The Compromises and Accommodations that Made the Nation."

Isaacson,
"Benjamin Franklin"

Ellis, "His Excellency, George Washington"

McCullough,
"John Adams"

Ellis,
"American Sphinx," Thomas Jefferson

Rakove,
"James Madison,"

Tocqueville, "Democracy in America,"

BOOKS OF CONSEQUENCE
BOOK REVIEWS

The most accurate, complete and uncompromising reviews of books on consequential subjects available anywhere!

20th Century History

History opens windows on the future!

David Kennedy,
"Freedom from Fear" (I) The Great Depression

David Kennedy,
"Freedom from Fear" (II) World War II

J. M. Roberts,
"Twentieth Century"

Conquest,
"Reflections on Ravaged Century"

Gaddis,
"We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History" (1945-1963)

Kotkin,
"Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse" (1970-2000)

Meier, "Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall."

Gaddis,
"The Cold War"

Kuklick, "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals & War from Kennan to Kissinger."

MacMillan,
"Paris 1919" (I) Reordering of Europe.

MacMillan, "Paris, 1919" (II) Reordering of Middle East & Far East. Treaty of Versailles

Keynes,
"Consequences of the Peace."

Ĺslund, "How Capitalism Was Built"
Soviet bloc transformation

Samuelson,
"The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."

Allen,
"1931: The Year of the Great Worldwide Financial Crash."

Eichengreen,
Golden Fetters"
Gold standard impact on Great Depression

Grant
"The Forgotten Depression: 1921, The Crash that Cured Itself."

Economics

Porter, Takeuchi & Sakakibara,
"Can Japan Compete?"

Shiller,
"Irrational Exuberance"

Enriquez,
"As the Future Catches You"

Chow,
"China's Economic Transformation."

De Soto,
"Mystery of Capital"

Krugman,
"Return of Depression Economics"

Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."

Gordon, "The Business of America."
Economic History

Reynolds,
"The New Regionalism: Economic Development

Cooper,
"Origin of Financial Crises"

Baumol, Litan & Schramm,
"Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism"

Ĺslund,
"How Capitalism Was Built"
Soviet bloc transformation

Tavakoli,
"Dear Mr. Buffett"
Credit Crunch elements

Samuelson,
"The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."

Lawrence,
"Blue Collar Blues, Is Trade to Blame for Rising Income Inequality"

Akerlof & Shiller "Animal Spirits,"

Scott,
"The Concept of Capitalism,"

Reinhart & Rogoff, "This Time Is Different"

Yarrow,
"Forgive Us Our Debts"

Bremmer,
"End of Free Market"

Morgenson & Rosner,
"Reckless Endangerment"
Fannie Mae affordable housing policy

Taylor,
"Getting Off Track",
Taylor Monetary Policy Rule

Johnson & Kwak
"13 Bankers"
Financial Oligarchs

Kay,
"Other People's Money"
Financialization

Grant
"The Forgotten Depression: 1921, The Crash that Cured Itself."

Srinivasan
"Americana,"
Economic history

Globalization

O'Rourke & Williamson,
"Globalization and History"

Backman,
"Asian Eclipse"

Wallace, "The Future of Ethnicity, Race & Nationality," & Inkeles, "One World Converging."
Global Convergence

Garson,
"Money Makes the World Go Around"

James,
"End of Globalization"

Anderson,
"All Connected Now"

Irwin,
"Free Trade Under Fire"

Bhagwati,
"Free Trade Today"

Stiglitz, "Globalization and its Discontents"

Bremmer,
"End of the Free Market"

Caldwell
Reflections on the Revolution in Euirope"
Islamic Immigration

Government

Shleifer & Vishny,
"The Grabbing Hand"

Dror:
"Capacity to Govern"

Andrisani, Hakim & Leeds, "Making Government Work."

Lobel,
"Presidential Judgment"

Levitt,
"Take on the Street"

Chow,
"Knowing China"

Olson,
"The Rule of Lawyers"

Posner,
"Frontiers of Legal Theory, "

Brimelow,
"The Worm in the Apple"
(Education)

Calleo,
"Rethinking Europe's Future"

Mann & Ornstein
Congress: "The Broken Branch."

Schuck
"Why Government Fails So Often and How It Can Do Better."

Breyer,
"Active Liberty," and "Making Our Constitution Work"
Federalism

International Affairs & U.S. Foreign Policy

Nye, "Paradox of American Power"	Nye, "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics"	Mearsheimer, "Tragedy of Great Power Politics"
Brzezinski, "Geostrategic Triad"	Mead, "Special Providence"	Gaddis, "Surprise Security & the American Experience."
Chua, "World on Fire" (Ethnonationalist Hatred)	Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace" (Military History)	Barnett, "The Pentagon's New Map" (Military Strategy)
Ferguson, "Colossus"	Mead, "God and Gold"	Robinson, "Tell Me How This Ends"
Halper, "Beijing Consensus,"	Bremmer, "End of Free Market"	McGregor "The Party," China's Economic Prospects
Nye, "The Future of Power," Walter & Howie, "Red Capitalism" U.S.-China Power Relationship,

Health & Health Care

Gratzer, "The Cure"	Richmond & Fine, "The Health Care Mess"	Porter & Teisberg, "Redefining Health Care"
Willett, "Eat, Drink & be Healthy"		Katzen & Willett, "Eat, Drink &Weigh Less"

Futures Research

Armstrong: "Principles of Forecasting."	Glenn & Gordon, "State of the Future at the Millennium"	Duin, "Qualitative Futures Research for Innovation"
	Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."

Miscellaneous

Theroux,
"Dark Star Safari"
(Africa)

Guest, "The Shackled Continent."
(Africa)

Easterly,
"White Man's Burden"
(Africa)

Posner,
"Public Intellectuals"
(Advocacy scholars)

Kotlikoff & Burns,
"The Coming Generational Storm"
(Demography)

Herman, Olivo, Gioia, "Impending Crisis"
(Management)

Harrison & Huntington,
"Culture Matters"

Perry & Goldman, "Grassroots Political Reform in China."

THE DEBUNKING OF AUTHORITATIVE MYTHS

Great Depression Chronology

The most accurate, complete, and non ideological account of the facts of the Great Depression available anywhere!

Summaries of controversies and facts	The Crash of '29	Rebound from Crash of '29
Collapse of agriculture (1930)	Debate begins (1931)	Collapse of international finance (1931)
Collapse of WW-I financial obligations (1932)		Collapse of governments (1932-1933)

Great Depression links

Authoritative Myths

Speak the truth, my son! Though the heavens fall from the sky, speak the truth!

20th century absurdities	Economic myths	Economic statistics
Profits and capitalist productivity	Myths that have misguided policy	Modern advocacy scholars
25 year economic forecasts	Capital as purchasing power	Future economic myths
Observations in Czech Republic & Eastern Germany	Observations in China	Understanding Inflation
Who Is To Blame?	Why Do They Hate Us?	Keynesian theory from Keynes to Krugman
Administered Prices & Health Care Entitlements	Moral Hazard & Conflicts of Interest in the Credit Crunch	Monetary Inflation and Business Cycle Volatility
Understanding the Credit Crunch	Our Government Directed Business Cycle	Economics Gods are Greek
	Chris D. Thomas Inheritors of Earth Environmental Policy

Monk, "The Words We Live By" Annotated Guide to U.S. Constitution	Part I, 1789 Constitution of the United States	Part II, Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Bowen, "Miracle at Philadelphia" The Constitutional Convention	Part I, "The Divisive Issues that Threatened the Union,"	Part II, "The Compromises and Accommodations that Made the Nation."
Isaacson, "Benjamin Franklin"	Ellis, "His Excellency, George Washington"	McCullough, "John Adams"
Ellis, "American Sphinx," Thomas Jefferson	Rakove, "James Madison,"	Tocqueville, "Democracy in America,"

David Kennedy, "Freedom from Fear" (I) The Great Depression	David Kennedy, "Freedom from Fear" (II) World War II	J. M. Roberts, "Twentieth Century"
Conquest, "Reflections on Ravaged Century"	Gaddis, "We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History" (1945-1963)	Kotkin, "Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse" (1970-2000)
Meier, "Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall."	Gaddis, "The Cold War"	Kuklick, "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals & War from Kennan to Kissinger."
MacMillan, "Paris 1919" (I) Reordering of Europe.	MacMillan, "Paris, 1919" (II) Reordering of Middle East & Far East. Treaty of Versailles	Keynes, "Consequences of the Peace."
Ĺslund, "How Capitalism Was Built" Soviet bloc transformation	Samuelson, "The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."	Allen, "1931: The Year of the Great Worldwide Financial Crash."
Eichengreen, Golden Fetters" Gold standard impact on Great Depression	Grant "The Forgotten Depression: 1921, The Crash that Cured Itself."

Porter, Takeuchi & Sakakibara, "Can Japan Compete?"	Shiller, "Irrational Exuberance"	Enriquez, "As the Future Catches You"
Chow, "China's Economic Transformation."	De Soto, "Mystery of Capital"	Krugman, "Return of Depression Economics"
Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."	Gordon, "The Business of America." Economic History	Reynolds, "The New Regionalism: Economic Development
Cooper, "Origin of Financial Crises"	Baumol, Litan & Schramm, "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism"	Ĺslund, "How Capitalism Was Built" Soviet bloc transformation
Tavakoli, "Dear Mr. Buffett" Credit Crunch elements	Samuelson, "The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."	Lawrence, "Blue Collar Blues, Is Trade to Blame for Rising Income Inequality"
Akerlof & Shiller "Animal Spirits,"	Scott, "The Concept of Capitalism,"	Reinhart & Rogoff, "This Time Is Different"
Yarrow, "Forgive Us Our Debts"	Bremmer, "End of Free Market"	Morgenson & Rosner, "Reckless Endangerment" Fannie Mae affordable housing policy
Taylor, "Getting Off Track", Taylor Monetary Policy Rule	Johnson & Kwak "13 Bankers" Financial Oligarchs	Kay, "Other People's Money" Financialization
Grant "The Forgotten Depression: 1921, The Crash that Cured Itself."	Srinivasan "Americana," Economic history

O'Rourke & Williamson, "Globalization and History"	Backman, "Asian Eclipse"	Wallace, "The Future of Ethnicity, Race & Nationality," & Inkeles, "One World Converging." Global Convergence
Garson, "Money Makes the World Go Around"	James, "End of Globalization"	Anderson, "All Connected Now"
Irwin, "Free Trade Under Fire"	Bhagwati, "Free Trade Today"	Stiglitz, "Globalization and its Discontents"
Bremmer, "End of the Free Market"	Caldwell Reflections on the Revolution in Euirope" Islamic Immigration

Shleifer & Vishny, "The Grabbing Hand"	Dror: "Capacity to Govern"	Andrisani, Hakim & Leeds, "Making Government Work."
Lobel, "Presidential Judgment"	Levitt, "Take on the Street"	Chow, "Knowing China"
Olson, "The Rule of Lawyers"	Posner, "Frontiers of Legal Theory, "	Brimelow, "The Worm in the Apple" (Education)
Calleo, "Rethinking Europe's Future"	Mann & Ornstein Congress: "The Broken Branch."	Schuck "Why Government Fails So Often and How It Can Do Better."
Breyer, "Active Liberty," and "Making Our Constitution Work" Federalism

Futurecasts	Great Depression Chronology	Economic Basics
Book Reviews	Foundations of Freedom	Authoritative Myths

Theroux, "Dark Star Safari" (Africa)	Guest, "The Shackled Continent." (Africa)	Easterly, "White Man's Burden" (Africa)
Posner, "Public Intellectuals" (Advocacy scholars)	Kotlikoff & Burns, "The Coming Generational Storm" (Demography)	Herman, Olivo, Gioia, "Impending Crisis" (Management)
Harrison & Huntington, "Culture Matters"		Perry & Goldman, "Grassroots Political Reform in China."

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