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POSC 378 - International Political Economy


Description:
Political problems of management and development in the global economy and the prospects for creating improved mechanisms at the international level and for less-developed countries.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic terms, concepts, dominant ideologies and theories of international political economy (IPE) since WWIl.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of major actors, institutions, systems and structures of IPE in contemporary society.
  • Identify current issues in IPE such as trade regime, transnational corporate structure, international debt trap, politics of industrialization and development, and the gendered nature of IPE.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of political resources in contemporary society (e.g., oil) and how they are used in real world situations affecting people.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. economic policies and their impact on contemporary IPE system.
  • Demonstrate how to investigate the dynamic and symbiotic relationships between politics and economics in contemporary society.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
10/16/2008

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