INT 200: Global Capitalism and its Discontents Fun Topics?

Common Carriage “Common carriers”: transport trades compelled to serve all comers, and to charge reasonable rates Why? – many transporters enjoy a natural or state-granted monopoly – the state sometimes offers favors of its own to transporters and expects a certain level of public service in return – transport is essential to commerce Ferries, telegraphs, etc. … network neutrality Regulation or Market?

Tragedy of the Commons a situation where individuals acting independently and rationally according to each's self-interest behave contrary to the best interests of the whole group by depleting some common resource Regulation vs. the market

Carry Trade a strategy in which an investor borrows money at a low interest rate in order to invest in an asset that is likely to provide a higher return Triple Profits

The Environment Why?