Curated category
Neoliberalism
- Shock therapy (economics)In 1985, Bolivia faced a hyperinflation rate that reached 24,000 percent. The currency became worthless as people carried wheelbarrows of cash to buy bread.
- Financial TimesOn the 10th of January 1888, a four-page journal named the London Financial Guide began circulation in metropolitan London.
- Chicago school of economicsFrank Knight joined the University of Chicago economics department in 1929, bringing a perspective that would shape the school's early identity.
- The EconomistJames Wilson, a Scottish banker and businessman, launched The Economist in 1843 to campaign for the repeal of the British Corn Laws.