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Lecture

Who Rules the World?: The Age of Finance

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HUM-254: Contemporary international history

Ce cours a pour objectif de mettre en évidence l'histoire du capitalisme de la révolution industrielle (fin 18e siècle) jusqu'à nos jours. Il s'intéresse aux grandes mutations économiques, technologiques, sociales et environnementales qui ont accompagné l' ...

Description

This lecture delves into the era of finance starting from 1980, exploring the characteristics such as reorganization of large corporations, digitization, global production, and flexible employee status. It analyzes the elite economic groups in Switzerland, their profiles, and the evolution of leadership from the industrial age to the financial era.

Instructor

Thomas David

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