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Market strategy and technological innovation determine a firm's ability to create wealth. The distribution of society's wealth is the responsibility of the state. This course analyzes the tension between private wealth and public redistribution. It considers the dynamics and repercussions of capitalism as a system of economics and social organization. First, we look at the nature of work and employment. Second, we analyze the development of capitalism in the West. Third, we investigate the changing nature of international competition: How do firms adjust and how do labor unions react to turbulent environments? Finally, we consider the interaction of political power, gender and class domination in contemporary political economies. This entails a crit ique of liberalism and collectivism.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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