Chartbook Newsletter Collection

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Description

Chartbook Newsletter Collection

Overview

The Chartbook Newsletter Collection is a digital archive of Adam Tooze’s economic and political commentary, assembled on 17 July 2021. It comprises six monthly newsletters (Nos. 27–32), two short videos, and ten “Top Links” reading‑list items. All materials are in English and are licensed under the author’s copyright. The collection is hosted by the institution test‑tooze and is accessible via the placeholder URL in the metadata.

Background

Adam Tooze, a historian and political economist, produces the Chartbook series to provide concise, data‑driven analyses of contemporary global events. The collection reflects the period from mid‑2021, when the newsletters were published, and captures Tooze’s engagement with a range of topics—from climate policy to geopolitical crises. The archive draws on a variety of sources, including World Bank reports, academic datasets, and contemporary news coverage, and situates the newsletters within broader debates on economic history and international relations.

Contents

  • Newsletters:
  • - #27 “Gilets Jaunes” (18 July 2021) – analysis of the French yellow‑vest protests, links to Fit for 55 and the EU ETS. - #28 “China 1983” (24 July 2021) – historical assessment of China’s early reform era, citing the 1983 World Bank report. - #30 “Back to Afghanistan” (4 Aug 2021) – review of the 1980s conflict and its legacy. - #31 “The Mirage of Carbon Markets?” (8 Aug 2021) – critique of carbon pricing mechanisms. - #32 “Nation‑building Failure” (date unspecified) – examination of post‑war reconstruction.
  • Videos:
  • - “150th Anniversary of German Unification” (28 July 2021). - “Talking About Wages of Destruction” (30 July 2021).
  • Top Links: Ten curated reading lists (7 – 12 Aug 2021) featuring articles by Gillian Tett, the Boston Fed Hamilton Project, and others, plus historical images such as a V2 rocket.

Scope

The collection covers the period 18 July 2021–12 Aug 2021, focusing on global economic history, political economy, climate policy, and geopolitical events. Geographically, it references the United States, Europe, China, Afghanistan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Japan, Russia, Syria, South Africa, the North Sea, and Los Angeles. Topics include the Gilets Jaunes movement, Fit for 55, the EU ETS, carbon pricing, China’s 1983 reforms, Afghan conflict, nation‑building, German unification, wage policy, and broader historical narratives. The archive excludes primary source documents beyond the newsletters, videos, and links themselves, but includes citations to external reports and scholarly works.

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**Core creator**

@adam_tooze:person {full_name: "Adam Tooze"}

**Newsletter series (Chartbook)**  

@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes:document {title: "Chartbook Newsletter #27 Gilets Jaunes", date: @date_2021_07_18, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_38814232_chartbook_newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> documents -> @newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes  

@newsletter_28_china_1983:document {title: "Adam Tooze's Chartbook #28: China in 1983, a miracle waiting to happen?", date: @date_2021_07_24, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39119749_adam_toozes_chartbook_28_china_in -> documents -> @newsletter_28_china_1983  

@newsletter_30_afghanistan:document {title: "Adam Tooze's Chartbook #30: Back to Afghanistan – the horror of the 1980s and the long recovery", date: @date_2021_08_04, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39523172_adam_toozes_chartbook_30_back_to -> documents -> @newsletter_30_afghanistan  

@newsletter_31_mirage:document {title: "Adam Tooze Chartbook #31 The Mirage of Carbon Markets?", date: @date_2021_08_08, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39724480_adam_tooze-chartbook-31-the-mirage -> documents -> @newsletter_31_mirage  

@newsletter_32_nation_building:document {title: "Chartbook #32 – Nation‑building failure", author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39816261_chartbook-32-nation-building-failure -> documents -> @newsletter_32_nation_building  

**Video series (Chartbook)**  

@video_1_german_unification:document {title: "Chartbook Video #1: 150th anniversary of German unification – the extraordinary contingency of 1871", date: @date_2021_07_28, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39302247_chartbook_video_1_150th_anniversary -> documents -> @video_1_german_unification  

@video_2_wages:document {title: "Chartbook Video #2: Talking about Wages of Destruction", date: @date_2021_07_30, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39421134_chartbook-video-2-talking-about-wages -> documents -> @video_2_wages  

**Top‑Links newsletters (curated reading lists)**  

@top_links_1:document {title: "Chartbook Top Links #1", date: @date_2021_07_20, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39002907_chartbook_top_links_1 -> documents -> @top_links_1  

@top_links_2:document {title: "Top Links #2 – Reading suggestions from Adam Tooze", date: @date_2021_07_21, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39020412_top_links_2_reading_suggestions_from -> documents -> @top_links_2  

@top_links_3:document {title: "Top Links for Chartbook subscribers #3", date: @date_2021_07_25, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39024323_top_links_for_chartbook_subscribers -> documents -> @top_links_3  

@top_links_4:document {title: "Top Links #4", date: @date_2021_07_27, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39179526_top_links_for_chartbook_by_adam_tooze -> documents -> @top_links_4  

@top_links_5:document {title: "Top Links #5", date: @date_2021_07_29, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39354976_chartbook_top_links_5_an_invitation -> documents -> @top_links_5  

@top_links_6:document {title: "Top Links #6", date: @date_2021_08_01, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39303214_chartbook_top_links_6 -> documents -> @top_links_6  

@top_links_7:document {title: "Top Links #7", date: @date_2021_08_03, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39355110_adam_tooze_top_links_7 -> documents -> @top_links_7  

@top_links_8:document {title: "Top Links #8", date: @date_2021_07_29, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39247525_adam_tooze-chartbook-top-links-5 -> documents -> @top_links_8  

@top_links_9:document {title: "Top Links #9", date: @date_2021_08_10, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39660690_adam_toozes_chartbook_top_links_9 -> documents -> @top_links_9  

@top_links_10:document {title: "Top Links #10", date: @date_2021_08_12, author: @adam_tooze}  
@file_39726697_adam_tooze-top-links-10-raising-the -> documents -> @top_links_10  

**Key thematic entities**

@gilet_jaunes:movement {description: "Yellow‑Vest protests in France (2018‑2019)"}  
@fit_for_55:policy {title: "EU ‘Fit for 55’ climate package"}  
@eu_emissions_trading_system:policy {title: "EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)"}  
@carbon_pricing:concept {definition: "Policy that puts a price on CO₂ emissions"}  

@world_bank:organization  
@world_bank_report_1983:document {title: "World Bank – China’s Socialist Economic Development (1983)", author: @world_bank}  

@bretton_woods:event {date:@date_1944, description: "Bretton Woods conference establishing the IMF and World Bank"}  
@h_h_kung:person {full_name: "Hsiang‑Hsi “H.H.” K’ung", role: "Governor of the Central Bank of China (1933‑1945)"}  

@alexander_eckstein:person {role: "Michigan scholar of Chinese economic history"}  
@angus_maddison:person {role: "Economic historian (PPP‑GDP estimates)"}  

@pascal_canfin:person {role: "Chair of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee"}  
@francis_fukuyama:person {role: "Political theorist"}  

@quincy_institute:organization {description: "US think‑tank advocating restraint in foreign policy"}  
@gillian_tett:person {role: "Financial Times columnist"}  
@gillian_tett_crypto_article:document {title: "Symbols matter deeply in money making", author:@gillian_tett, outlet:@ft}  

@boston_fed_hamilton_project:project {title: "Hamilton Project – US digital dollar naming"}  

@berlin_wall:structure {built: @date_1961, demolished: @date_1989}  
@bologna_station_bombing:event {date:@date_1980_08_02, description: "Bombing of Bologna railway station (Italy)"}  

**Subscription options (re‑used across newsletters)**  

@subscription_annual:concept {description: "Annual subscription – $50"}  
@subscription_monthly:concept {description: "Standard monthly subscription – $5"}  
@subscription_founders:concept {description: "Founders Club – $120 (or custom amount)"}  

**Relationships (selected)**  

@adam_tooze -> created -> @newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes  
@adam_tooze -> created -> @newsletter_28_china_1983  
@adam_tooze -> created -> @newsletter_30_afghanistan  
@adam_tooze -> created -> @newsletter_31_mirage  
@adam_tooze -> created -> @newsletter_32_nation_building  

@adam_tooze -> produced -> @video_1_german_unification  
@adam_tooze -> produced -> @video_2_wages  

@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> discusses -> @gilet_jaunes  
@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> links -> @fit_for_55  
@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> links -> @eu_emissions_trading_system  

@newsletter_28_china_1983 -> cites -> @world_bank_report_1983  
@newsletter_28_china_1983 -> mentions -> @h_h_kung  
@newsletter_28_china_1983 -> uses data from -> @alexander_eckstein  
@newsletter_28_china_1983 -> compares -> @angus_maddison  

@newsletter_31_mirage -> analyses -> @carbon_pricing  
@newsletter_31_mirage -> mentions -> @pascal_canfin  

@top_links_5 -> features -> @gillian_tett_crypto_article  
@top_links_5 -> features -> @boston_fed_hamilton_project  

@top_links_6 -> highlights -> @michael_pettis:person {role: "Economist (China debt)"}  
@top_links_6 -> highlights -> @michael_pettis -> authored -> @caixinglobal_article:document {title: "China’s Deleveraging Gathers Pace"}  

@top_links_7 -> discusses -> @quincy_institute  
@top_links_7 -> notes anniversary -> @berlin_wall  

@top_links_8 -> includes -> @gillian_tett_crypto_article  

@top_links_9 -> shows historic image -> @v2_rocket:object {first Earth photo, 24 Oct 1946}  

@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> mentions -> @subscription_annual  
@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> mentions -> @subscription_monthly  
@newsletter_27_gilets_jaunes -> mentions -> @subscription_founders  

(Each subsequent newsletter and Top‑Links issue repeats the same three subscription concepts; the relationship is therefore expressed once above.)

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