COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY

Level
Semester
Fall 2022
Instructor(s)
Units
4
Section
1
Number
209A
CCN
23610
Times
W 12-2pm
Location
SOCS202
Course Description

This seminar provides an introduction to the major debates in comparative political economy. Although the empirical focus is on the affluent democracies, many of the debates and issues analyzed have implications for other regions. The course is divided into two main parts. The first part examines leading theoretical perspectives on political economy, such as Friedman, Marx, Weber, and Polanyi. The second part of the course is more topical. It probes a number of examples of economic development, crisis, and change, with an eye to assessing alternative theoretical perspectives.