The state and the economy
Topics
What is, and should be, the place of the state in the economy?
Which kinds of economic activities must states do, and which do they do badly?
Keynesianism and the welfare state.
Varieties of capitalism.
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Chang, “Breaking the Mould," 2002
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Albert, "The Other Capitalism," 2017
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Masters of Money: John Maynard Keynes
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Activities
Fear the Boom and Bust
POLS 531, Intro and setup
Markets and human needs
Stone Age economics
The state and the economy
Financial institutions
The state and market failure
Economic growth
Mid-term exam
Bayram
Poverty and inequality
Work and unemployment
Consumer society
Surveillance capitalism
Final exam