Isaac DiIanni—George Mason University Department of Economics
Northeastern State University
Department of Accounting and Finance

Isaac DiIanni
Business and Technology Building, Room 115
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Economics 4533:  The American Enterprise System
The course provides an overview of the development of the American System and the capitalistic institutions and ideologies, private property, profit motive, and enlightened self-interest which have contributed uniquely to the growth and productivity of the American Enterprise system. The approach is non-technical, for the business major or any student who desires an overview of past and future trends of American entrepreneurial ideology.

Links for Take-Home Exam 2:
VIDEO: Tara Smith, “The Menace of Pragmatism” (Starts at 5:06)
VIDEO: Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff
RealClearPolitics.com

Lesson 1: The Emergence of Capitalism

(MS)     Chapter 1 
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part I, Chapters 1-4
Laura LaHaye, “Mercantilism”
Robert Hessen, “Capitalism”

Lesson 2: The Classical School of Economic Thought

(MS)     Chapter 2
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part I, Chapters 5-7

Lesson 3: The Socialists

(MS)     Chapter 3
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part I, Chapters 8-10

Lesson 4: The Progressive Movement

(MS)     None
(BF)            Chapters 1-3

(AR)      Part II, Chapters 1-3
Clarence B. Carson, “Populism”
Clarence B. Carson, “Progressivism”

Lesson 5: The Fascists

(MS)     None
(BF)            Chapters 4-7

(AR)      Part II, Chapters 4-6
Sheldon Richman, “Fascism”
Bryan Caplan, “Communism”

Lesson 6: The Austrian School of Economic Thought

(MS)     Chapter 4 
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part II, Chapters 7-10
Ludwig von Mises, Economic Policy (PDF)

Lesson 7: Modern Interventionism

(MS)     Chapter 5
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part III, Chapters 1-3

Lesson 8: The Environmental Movement

(MS)     Chapter 6
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part III, Chapters 4-6

Lesson 9: Pragmatism

(MS)     None
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part III, Chapter 7
VIDEO: Tara Smith, “The Menace of Pragmatism” (Starts at 5:06)

Lesson 10: The Libertarians

(MS)     Chapter 7 
(BF)      None

(AR)      Part I, Chapters 8-10
VIDEO: Milton Friedman Interview

 

 

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