What does Economic History teach us? 12 conversations for difficult times

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction. What is economic history and what does it teach us?
Discussion 1
Money, monetary systems and their functioning past and present
Discussion 2
What is the banking system and how has it evolved?
Discussion 3
State budget: what is it and how is it constructed?
Discussion 4
What is inflation?
Discussion 5
Has the Rich North always been rich?
Discussion 6
Does war affect national and global economies and how?
Discussion 7
What used to drive and what drives the Polish economy today?
Discussion 8
Monopolies in the economy
Discussion 9
What is a brand in the economy and what role does it play?
Discussion 10
Can a state be a brand and are there national brands?
Discussion 11
Is education free and has it always been so?
Discussion 12
Where did the media come from?