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ECON252
Analytical Political Economy
ECON252 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 35 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
Standard economic analysis treats capitalism as simply the
most general form of market economy, and consequently bases
its normative assessment of that economic system on the
efficiency properties of markets. This course considers
the alternative position that capitalism must be understood
as both a political and an economic system, and evaluated
accordingly. Toward this end, new developments in the
economic analysis of information, strategic behavior, and
collective choice are applied in studying the central
features of capitalist economies. Topics include: wealth
and class, division of labor and the nature of firms,
capital accumulation and unemployment, the role of the
state, and possible alternatives to capitalism.
MAJOR READINGS
To be announced
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm and final exams,
problem sets, short papers, and possibly participation in
economic experiments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Please note that if
you do not meet one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY,
then you need a prerequisite override.
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ECON
Prerequisites:
ECON111 and ECON112 or ECON105
- Section 01
- Skillman, G
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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