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50 Things that made the Modern Economy This is an excellent series of short articles by Tim Harford, Economics writer for the Financial Times, present of Radio 4’s More or Less and author of books such as The Undercover Economist, amongst others. As he is bringing out another book, you will notice that there are more than 50! These are about a range of everyday things that have changed how we live our lives and the economics behind them. Downloadable podcasts can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c/episodes/downloads or via BBC Sounds here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p04b1g3c 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy – Book 1 Introduction The Plough https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41903076 I. Winners & Losers The Gramophone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39443187 Barbed Wire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40448594 Seller Feedback https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188461 Google Search https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129619 Passports https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40188997 Robots https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39296096 The Welfare State https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41655859 II. Reinventing How We Live Infant Formula Milk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40281403 Ready Meals/TV Dinners https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39490182 The Contraceptive Pill https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39641856 Video Games https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40028628 Market Research https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188463 Air Conditioning https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39735802 Department Stores https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40448607 III. Inventing New Systems The Dynamo/Storable Electricity https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40673694 Shipping Containers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38305512 Barcodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38498700 Refrigeration https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41902071 Tradable Debt and Tally Sticks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189959 Ikea’s Billy Bookcase https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38747485 Lifts/Elevators https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39735801 IV. Ideas About Ideas Cuneiform/The written word https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39870485 Public Key Cryptography https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39341663 Double Entry Bookkeeping https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582244 Limited Liability Companies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40674240 Management Consulting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245 Intellectual Property/Copyright https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40029781 The Compiler https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38677721 V. Where Do Inventions Come From The iPhone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38320198 Diesel Engines https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38302874 Clocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129620 Fertiliser/The Haber-Bosch Process https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38305504 Radar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188464 Batteries https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729 Plastic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188462 VI. The Visible Hand Banking https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38499883 Razors and Blades https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39132802 Tax Havens https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40442595 Leaded Petrol https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40593353 Antibiotics in Farming https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38828079 M-Pesa https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38667475 Property Registers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41650606 VII. Inventing The Wheel Paper https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-38892687 Index Funds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189970 S-Bend Toilets https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465 Paper Money https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40879028 Concrete https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38317186 Insurance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38905963 Epilogue The Light Bulb https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38650976
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