“How the Netherlands Almost Became the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution”

“How the Netherlands Almost Became the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution” — the first lecture from Pavel Usanov’s course “The Wealth of Nations: Five Stories of Economic Success”

In the first lecture, we will explore the Dutch “Golden Age.” The 17th–18th centuries were marked not only by great artists and thinkers but also by remarkable economic achievements. We will examine how a small country became the richest in the world, who and what ideas stood behind this успех, and what economic lessons we can draw from this experience today.