POLS-310 Global Political Economy
This course explores the main premises and approaches to study Global Political Economy. After analyzing the history and development of the international system, it studies how states and markets are interconnected in the creation and reform of economic and political international institutions in the globalization process. It also focuses on the most acute problems of the current international system in the area of IPE, namely, environmental degradation, external debt, poverty, increasing gap between rich and poor countries, and trade conflicts. Offered every year. POLS 227 Ideas and Principles of Political Economy: An Introduction or a Macroeconomics course is recommended for students taking this course.
Prerequisite
Student has completed all of the following course(s) POLS 181 - Intro to Comparative Politics, POLS 261 - Theory & Practice of IR