The Wealth of Networks

a merchant family. At the age of sixteen, Polo joined his father, Niccolò, and uncle, Maffeo, on their alleged journey to the Mongol Empire. After many years of working in the court of Genghis Khan, Marco Polo returned to Venice with his amassed wealth. While the Marco Polo had been gone, Venice and Genoa were in a conflict. Polo, a native Venetian, joined his home city in the fight against the Genoese. Polo was captured and imprisoned after a small skirmish at sea. In prison, Polo met a man

Session 6 Article Summary—From Scotch Whisky to Chinese Sneakers: International Commodity Flows and New Trade Networks in Oshikango, Namibia by Gregor Dobler Development of new trade networks feeding consumption have developed, influencing the way Africa integrates into the global economy. Dobler analyses different trade networks that link Oshikango, Nambibia to the world through four case studies on Scotch whisky, Brazilian furniture, Japanese used cars and Chinese sneakers commodities. Through

of the world. This brought them great amounts of wealth, but with cultures like the Spanish, monetary wealth was not all that mattered. Although this means was certainly a successful way of attaining prosperity, the cultures around the North Sea did not find the uncontrollable need to share their religion or culture with other parts of the planet. Their diligence and consistency was driven by primarily one thing and one

with a network of $2.6 billion solely within its two foundations, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad Art Foundation, alludes the mystification of being solely associated with those of a higher class. Furthermore, their expansive wealth places them above most within the state of California with Eli being is the richest man alive in California with an overall network of

show of wealth and superiority by “dress, attitude, physical comportment and spendthrift practices”.(1) Newell’s book starts out a Maquis in Treichville- a typical outdoor bar where the nouchi congregate. Sitting around tables fully covered with alcohol bottles, groups of young men lavishly flash large wads of money, prominently

Prosperous Community and Yochai Benkler’s The Wealth of Networks appear to be disparate. Putnam paints a picture of a contemporary society marked by declining social trust and discusses examples of communities that maintained substantial stocks of social capital primarily through face-to-face interaction in public social spaces (e.g. churches or community centers). Benkler responds to deep-rooted concerns about the adverse effects of the Internet on social networks and employs empirical research to advance

“Billionaire” by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars talks about having it all and how they want wealth so badly. This song captures what a lot of people today believe about being rich and why they want it so bad. Songs about wealth is not anything new. The song “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” by Bessie Smith, was almost an anthem for people of the time because it captured their life perfectly. It talks about having wealth and living care free but then losing it. When this song came out, the Harlem Renaissance

Ever since the beginning of the United States of America, there has been a network of producers, distributors, and buyers of many different services and products. This network of people makes up the United States economy. Every economy is different all around the world and each has its own unique strengths and weaknesses according to the types of markets inside that economy. There are a numerous amount ways that an economy can grow and develop. One example of this is international trade. International

Trade Networks Trade networks were a vital part of the political, economical, and cultural developments of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and China. A trade route is a network used to transport goods to other countries. Trade networks made a huge impact on the political, economical, and cultural developments in China, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe. The Chinese were greatly influenced because of trade. Marco Polo was a political influence because of trade. He left Venice, and crossed

of the main things causing this issue, economic inequality and the unequal distribution of wealth in the United States. Although there are many non-profit organizations working not only to get people off the streets, but to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place, they are facing an uphill battle until the United States government addresses its country’s current unequal distribution of wealth. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the strategies multiple non-profit organizations