Why Are Some Nations So Rich?:

Even 233 years after Adam Smith, social scientists are still asking this fundamental question. Jared Diamond answered that national wealth is a consequence of “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” This class will explore these ideas and economic principles so that students will appreciate and understand how fortunate they are to live in a prosperous society. Teachers will learn about the Industrial Revolution, the growth of trade in the 20th Century and the development of market economies that have contributed so much to national wealth.
 

To register by phone please call 303.752.2323 or 888.815.2974.

• Date: August 3, 2009 (register by: July 24)

• Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Location: Daniels Fund, 101 Monroe, Denver

• Class Fee: $40 (payable to CCEE with registration)

• Optional Credit Fee: ½ CU grad. sem. credit hours, $25. Payable to CU online. Full day attendance is required to receive credit.

• Faculty:

  • Erick Erickson, Ph.D., Metropolitan State College; and

  • Eric Howe, Mountain Range High School

• Includes: Wealth and Poverty of Nations book by David Landes, and lunch

Support provided by:

The Colorado Council for Economic Education has affiliated Centers at the following:

last updated by Heidi Conley on 07/26/2010