MICHAEL SANDEL: You mean during the Vietnam era, when there were all sorts of deferments? PARTICIPANT: I just think that telling someone that they have to— MICHAEL SANDEL: Oh, in principle, even without the deferment. And why is that? Can you say a little bit more about why its ...
It is underpinned by a transition to renewable energy and materials, and decouples economic activity from the consumption of finite resources. The foundation claims the system is resilient, and good for business, people and the environment. Clearly, sustainable product packaging ...
However, 1971 saw the end of the gold standard in the U.S. when President Richard Nixon abandoned the monetary system as a response to widespread inflation, a ballooning trade deficit and the increasing cost of the Vietnam War. Foreign countries began to realize the U.S. didn’t have enou...
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The only caution I would give is for those who have any health conditions that might weaken their immune system. Ecuador’s health care system just isn’t as good as the U.S. and I have many Ecuadorian friends who lost loved ones. People are doing their best and there are wonderful doc...
The Vietnamese mined Cambodia Common Curiosities How do mining operations impact the environment? Mining operations can impact the environment through land degradation, water pollution, and community displacement. 11 What is considered ore? Ore is considered to be a naturally occurring material containin...
China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam are the only nations that have communist systems today.5Notably, most of these nations have relaxed some of their most rigid policies in the name of economic progress and global trade. The Soviet Union was an experiment in communism that was creat...
The U.S. did fight a prolonged war in Vietnam, however, in which its military supported South Vietnamese forces fighting the Chinese- and Soviet-supported North Vietnamese army and South Vietnamese communist guerrillas. The U.S. withdrew from the war and Vietnam was united under communist ...
A brief history of the U.S. gold standard is enough to show that when such a simple rule is adopted, inflation can be avoided, but strict adherence to that rule can create economic instability, if not political unrest. Gold Standard System vs. Fiat System A fiat system is a monetary sys...