With all references made to Capital, this very advanced work can be read with Marx's texts, providing helpful insight and definition to the terms, ideas, and even format. Not for beginners, however.

The economic theory of mercantilism led to wholesale smuggling by the American colonists. Read about why the idea of mercantilism was so abhorrent to the colonists, and look at the attempts the British made to make the colonists obey....

This site from BizEd is an introduction to the economic theories of Milton Friedman. It includes formulas, links to related topics, and links to other Friedman works and biographical information.

Marxist terms that are presented in alphabetical order; however, someone beginning to learn Marxism and neo-Marxism needs to stay conscious of the fact that each major theorist uses particular terms in his or her particular way.

Read about three theories of Imperialism and how actions by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were driven by one or perhaps all three of the theories.

The economic philosophy of laissez-faire was espoused by Adam Smith in his book, Wealth of Nations. Read about the concepts of this philosophy, how it pertained to American business in the late 19h century, and what the drawbacks to...

A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...

Learn about the theory of mercantilism and how it affected the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Practice making a bar graph showing the value of exports to and imports from England between 1700 and 1774 with...

John Maynard Keynes was an English economist who had definite ideas on how to end the Great Depression. Read about his economic theories and see whether Franklin Roosevelt followed his advice. Charts show information about the country's...

This article explores the relationship of a real business cycle theory to existing and prospective countercyclical policies. (Published March 1, 1999)

The balance of trade theory is explained in a very interesting way in this article. Good examples are given depicting this theory.

Read a review of what Reaganomics entailed, and the longterm results of a failed theory.

A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.

A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.