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2024 Spring

POLITICAL ECONOMY - POS230 Spring 2024


Course
Jacob Maze
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Lessons

Here is the course outline:

1. Introduction

Feb 18

Discussing the scope of political economy and the outline of the course.

2. The Classical Political Economy Perspective

Feb 25

Discussing the main figures and ideas of this school of thought.

3. The Marxist Perspective

Mar 3

Discussing the main figures and ideas of this school of thought.

4. Evolutionary Understanding of Economy and Market Society

Mar 10

Discussing the main figures and ideas of this perspective.

5. Keynesianism and Macroeconomics

Mar 17

Discussing the main figures and ideas of this perspective.

6. National Systems of Political Economy (Market-Oriented, Developmental, Social-Market Capitalisms)

Mar 24

Discussing the main features and contexts of these three models.

7. MID-TERM

Mar 31

Mid-term exam will be administered.

8. Communist Political Economy

Apr 7

Discussing the main features and contexts of the Soviet Communist Political Economy

9. The Political Economy of Post-Communist Transformations

Apr 14

Discussing the main features and contexts of the post-Communist political economies

10. Between Free Trade and Protectionism

Apr 21

Discussing the historical contexts and arguments of both

11. The State and the Multinationals

Apr 28

Discussing in detail with modern political economic relations

12. The Political Economy of Regional Integration

May 5

Discussing in detail with modern political economic relations

13. The Political Economy of the Environment

May 12

Discussing the impact of putting economy first in relation to the environment.

14. FINAL EXAM

May 26

Final Exam administered to the students.

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