2011-2012 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2024  
2011-2012 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 010 - Economics and the World Economy

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
This course introduces the vital contribution economics can make to an understanding of how society operates by comparing the methods used for resource allocation in different economic systems. The course develops basic economic concepts through comparisons across countries, over time, and for different goods, rather than by emphasizing economic theory. These economic concepts are then applied to a variety of important current policy issues. Fulfills the global comparative perspective.