ECON252

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ECON252

Analytical Political Economy ECON252 FA

Not Currently Offered

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

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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