50 Things that made the Modern Economy 
                       
                      This is an excellent series of short articles by Tim Harford, Economics writer for the 
                      Financial Times, present of Radio 4’s More or Less and author of books such as The 
                      Undercover Economist, amongst others. As he is bringing out another book, you will 
                      notice that there are more than 50! These are about a range of everyday things that 
                      have changed how we live our lives and the economics behind them.  
                       
                      Downloadable podcasts can be found here 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c/episodes/downloads  
                       
                      or via BBC Sounds here 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p04b1g3c  
                       
                                              50 Things that Made the Modern Economy – Book 1 
                       
                      Introduction 
                       
                      The Plough 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41903076  
                       
                           I.         Winners & Losers 
                       
                      The Gramophone 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39443187  
                       
                      Barbed Wire 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40448594  
                       
                      Seller Feedback 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188461  
                       
                      Google Search  
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129619  
                       
                      Passports 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40188997  
                       
                      Robots 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39296096  
                       
                      The Welfare State 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41655859  
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                            II.       Reinventing How We Live 
                       
                      Infant Formula Milk 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40281403  
                       
                      Ready Meals/TV Dinners 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39490182  
                       
                      The Contraceptive Pill 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39641856  
                       
                      Video Games 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40028628  
                       
                      Market Research 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188463  
                       
                      Air Conditioning 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39735802  
                       
                      Department Stores 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40448607  
                       
                            III.      Inventing New Systems 
                       
                      The Dynamo/Storable Electricity 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40673694  
                       
                      Shipping Containers 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38305512  
                       
                      Barcodes 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38498700  
                       
                      Refrigeration 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41902071  
                       
                      Tradable Debt and Tally Sticks 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189959  
                       
                      Ikea’s Billy Bookcase 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38747485  
                       
                      Lifts/Elevators 
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39735801  
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                     IV.     Ideas About Ideas 
                  
                 Cuneiform/The written word 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39870485 
                  
                 Public Key Cryptography 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39341663  
                  
                 Double Entry Bookkeeping 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582244  
                  
                 Limited Liability Companies 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40674240  
                  
                 Management Consulting  
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245  
                  
                 Intellectual Property/Copyright 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40029781 
                  
                 The Compiler 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38677721  
                  
                     V.      Where Do Inventions Come From 
                  
                 The iPhone 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38320198  
                  
                 Diesel Engines 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38302874  
                  
                 Clocks 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129620  
                  
                 Fertiliser/The Haber-Bosch Process 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38305504  
                  
                 Radar 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188464  
                  
                 Batteries 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729  
                  
                 Plastic 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188462  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                     VI.     The Visible Hand 
                  
                 Banking 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38499883  
                  
                 Razors and Blades 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39132802  
                  
                 Tax Havens 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40442595  
                  
                 Leaded Petrol 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40593353  
                  
                 Antibiotics in Farming 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38828079  
                  
                 M-Pesa 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38667475  
                  
                 Property Registers 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41650606  
                  
                     VII.    Inventing The Wheel 
                  
                 Paper 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-38892687  
                  
                 Index Funds  
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189970  
                  
                 S-Bend Toilets 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465  
                  
                 Paper Money 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40879028  
                  
                 Concrete 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38317186 
                  
                 Insurance 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38905963  
                  
                 Epilogue 
                  
                 The Light Bulb 
                 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38650976