POLITICAL ECONOMY - POS230 Winter 2024
Course
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Introduction + The Classical Political Economy Perspective (Pt. 1)
Jan 24
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2. The Marxist Perspective
Feb 7
Discussing the main figures and ideas of this school of thought. |
3. Evolutionary Understanding of Economy and Market Society
Feb 14
Discussing the main figures and ideas of this perspective. |
4. Keynesianism and Macroeconomics
Feb 21
Discussing the main figures and ideas of this perspective. |
5. National Systems of Political Economy (Market-Oriented, Developmental, Social-Market Capitalisms)
Feb 28
Discussing the main features and contexts of these three models. |
6. MID-TERM
Mar 6
Mid-term exam will be administered. |
7. Communist Political Economy
Mar 13
Discussing the main features and contexts of the Soviet Communist Political Economy |
8. The Political Economy of Post-Communist Transformations
Mar 20
Discussing the main features and contexts of the post-Communist political economies |
9. Between Free Trade and Protectionism
Mar 27
Discussing the historical contexts and arguments of both |
10. The State and the Multinationals + The Political Economy of Regional Integration
Apr 3
Discussing in detail with modern political economic relations |
11. The Political Economy of the Environment
Apr 17
Discussing the impact of putting economy first in relation to the environment. |
12. FINAL EXAM
May 1
Final Exam administered to the students. |