How the West (and the rest) got rich

Each week, you must answer questions provided by the Professor on articles from The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times. You are expected to participate in these discussions each week.

Wall St. Journal, 05/20/2016, “How the West (and the rest) got rich.”

Questions:

What does Ms. McCloskey believe is responsible for the vast wealth in the U.S? Do you agree?
Do you believe your children will be better off than you are?

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According to the journal, Ms. McCloskey believes that the enrichment of the Western Countries was brought about by liberalism. Liberalism led to the creation of new ideas which were coupled with the old plans to come up with an invention that would serve all purpose that the previous design was incapable of.

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