Now showing
Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity
About this film
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture -- call them the 6 killer apps -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable.
Directors & creators
TED.com
Subjects
TEDTalks, TEDGlobal 2011, TED, Talks, business, culture, economics, global issues, 2011
More from this pool