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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