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\nOver 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...\nOver 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.\n
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20:12
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2011
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culture, economics, business, property rights, latin america, mahatma gandhi, north america, south america, work ethic, work, population
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history and destiny, rethinking poverty, global issues, killer app, scientific revolution, modern medicine, united states, consumer society, average chinese, average american, future billions, ottoman empire, huge divergence, apps, today, billions, empire, place, crisis, divergence, world, thing, land, westerners, published
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