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1 INT 200: Global Capitalism and its Discontents Fun Topics?

2 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?

3 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

4 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

5 The Environment Why?


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