The evolution of the global economy
From colonialism to globalization
The Bretton Woods system (1944-1971)
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Free trade and economic integration
The expansion of free trade
Arguments for and against free trade
Multinational corporations and global supply chains
The rise of multinational corporations (MNCs)
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Global supply chains
Economic development and inequality
Winners and losers of globalization
Measuring inequality
The debt crisis and structural adjustment
Labor in the global economy
The changing nature of work
Labor exploitation and resistance
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Financial globalization
The integration of global finance
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Financial crises in a global economy
China's economic rise
The most dramatic economic transformation in history
Primary sources
Deng Xiaoping on economic reform (1984)
Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents (2002)
World Bank, "East Asia: Recovery and Beyond" (2000)
Key figures
Key events summary
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