Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity

Posted on November 4, 2011 by macromon

This is good stuff.   Make time to listen to the 20 minute lecture.

“Today the average Korean works 1,000 hours more a year than the average German.”

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2 Responses to Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity

  1. Larry W says:
    November 4, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    A profound presentation. It should be required attendance for the Occupy minions.

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  2. jdwalley says:
    December 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    He definitely nails the reason The West has succeeded (property rights, the rule of law, work ethic, etc). However, I think he misses an important philosophical aspect. Namely Christianity and the Protestant Reformation. The original movement and then the reformation movement taught Westerners to be subversive by asking the question “Why.” http://jdwalley.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/7-surprising-reasons-the-west-won/

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