This course will examine how government and industry interact to “govern” markets by surveying debates over specific substantive issues in the advanced industrial countries. Topics include intellectual property rights, financial regulation, accounting standards, antitrust policy, and the regulation of competition in network industries.
Prerequisites: Political Science 138E or an equivalent course on political economy recommended. Students may also take PS 138E and this seminar simultaneously.
The Junior Seminars are intense writing seminars which focus on the research area of the faculty member teaching the course. The seminars provide an opportunity for students to have direct intellectual interactions with faculty members while also giving the students an understanding for faculty research.
This junior seminar falls within the "Comparative Politics" subfield, and can fulfill an upper division requirement for the major.
Political Science Majors of Junior and Senior status, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.3. Students must place themselves on the waitlist through TeleBEARS. Selection and notification will occur around August 12, 2011