24 - Capitalist Enterprise and Clean Water for a Bolivian City
24 - Capitalist Enterprise and Clean Water for a Bolivian City
In this final lecture of the semester, Professor Rae gives a summary of major themes, thinkers, and cases covered in the... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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50mins
23 - Marrying the Devil in Texas
23 - Marrying the Devil in Texas
Professor Rae discusses the case TXU v. EDF, about an electric company private equity deal that involves environmental i... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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47mins
22 - Guest Lecture by Paolo Zanonni, Part II
22 - Guest Lecture by Paolo Zanonni, Part II
Guest speaker Paolo Zanonni, partner at Goldman Sachs, explains a major deal in the European utilities market. Enel, a m... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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54mins
21 - Guest Lecture by Paolo Zanonni, Part I
21 - Guest Lecture by Paolo Zanonni, Part I
Guest speaker Paolo Zanonni, partner at Goldman Sachs, discusses the firm's transition from a straight partnership to a ... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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51mins
20 - Policy Targets for Capitalist Development
20 - Policy Targets for Capitalist Development
Professor Rae begins by briefly discussing his recent trip to Washington, where he became more closely acquainted with t... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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48mins
19 - Plight of the Bottom Billion
19 - Plight of the Bottom Billion
In a videotaped lecture, Professor Rae discusses problems with using gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure for socie... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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46mins
18 - Microfinance in South India
18 - Microfinance in South India
Professor Rae teaches the SELCO business case, about a distributed electric power generation scheme targeting rural Indi... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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47mins
17 - The Case of Mister Balram Halwai
17 - The Case of Mister Balram Halwai
Professor Rae discusses Aravind Adiga's novel The White Tiger. The novel reveals the difficulties developing countries f... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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47mins
16 - Braudel's Bell Jar
16 - Braudel's Bell Jar
Professor Rae explores Hernando de Soto's theories of dead and live capital and the power of property rights. According ... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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45mins
15 - Mass Affluence Comes to the Western World
15 - Mass Affluence Comes to the Western World
Professor Rae discusses the rise of mass affluence, the joint stock corporation, and advertising/consumer culture in Ame... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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47mins