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Academic Year 2000/2001
Classical Political Economy and Its Modern Legacy
ECON 254 FA
The ideas of the classical school of political economy, a product of the 18th and 19th centuries, continue to shape the economic and social debates of the 20th. The central figures of this school--Adam Smith, Thomas
Robert Malthus, David Ricardo, and
Karl Marx--are studied with the purpose of uncovering these ideas and assessing their relevance for the modern world. Particular emphasis is placed on relating the methods, concepts, and conclusions of the classical
economists to those of modern mainstrea
m economics.
MAJOR READINGS
Adam Smith, THE WEALTH OF NATIONS (1776) Thomas Robert Malthus, POPULATION - THE FIRST ESSAY (1789) David Ricardo, PRINCIPLES OF POLIITCAL ECONOMY AND TAXATION (1917) Karl Marx, CAPITAL, vol. I (1867) Karl Marx,
CAPITAL, vol. III (1894) John
Roemer, FREE TO LOSE (1988)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A series of discussion papers. Problem sets. Final exam scheduled by the Registrar.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
(ECON111 AND ECON112) OR ECON105
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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