8500 - 560 BC
Emergence of lending and writing, initially used for accounting
Appearance of the first towns
Economic principles of Judaism
520 BC - 1474
Economic principles of Christianity
Economic principles of Islam
First use of movable type made in Terra cotta
Invention of metal movable type printing
The economic crisis of the 14th century
Invention of printing in Europe
1474 - 1740
Economic principles of Protestantism
1740 - 1945
Start of the abolition of slavery
Publication of An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus
Revolt of the Luddites in the United Kingdom
Irish potato famine
The California Gold Rush
Le Bon Marché, the first department store in France
An experiment in corporate social responsibility: the Familistère
Legalization of the right to strike in France
Rationalizing work organization in the United States
Rerum novarum: the economic and social doctrine of the Catholic Church
Invention of radio and cinema
Invention of television
Opening of the first supermarket in New York
Victory of the Popular Front and the Matignon agreements in France
World War II: a conflict with major economic consequences
1945 to the present
Creation of a social security system and nationalizations in France
The post-World War II 30-year boom period (the trente glorieuses)
French women are given the right to choose a professional activity and manage their own assets
General strike and industrial action in France
Hyperinflation in Argentina
Breakup of the Eastern bloc
Invention of the world wide web
The digital revolution of information and communication technologies
Emergence of social networks
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Attacks against the World Trade Center on 11 September
Responses by the G20 countries to the subprime crisis
Indignants movement
