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March 5, 2024 5 mins

This is the introduction to the next episode in which I answer the question - What is a market?

We begin our journey in the Roaring Twenties and go through the dark days of the Great Depression. Along that journey we trace the path of the stock market which went through a massive rally during the 1920's and then went through a major crash in 1929. This market crash would eventually lead to the Great Depression and set the context for one of the darkest times in human history, World War II.

Below is the table of content for the topic of - What is a Market?

  • Definition
  • Examples of markets
  • Market system
  • Categories of markets
  • Market players
  • How markets function?
  • Role of a few critical elements in markets:
  • Role of a market in the economy
  • Attributes of a market
  • Characteristics of markets
  • Quality of markets
  • What can markets not solve?
  • The Dark side of markets
  • Answers to those questions

Credits:

  • Narrated by Sid Barthakur
  • Music by Alexi Action from Pixabay
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