Catalog Description: Global economics and politics are undergoing a revolution. Transnational enterprises, international trade, and digitized finance are merging its formerly separate national economies. New regional and transnational treaties and institutions, from the EU and NAFTA to the IMF, the WTO and the World Bank, are arising to regulate the new global economy. Power is being transferred from national states to these institutions, not always smoothly or in predictable ways. This course is about this medley.
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Formats:
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
Grading Basis: Letter
Final Exam Status: Final exam not required