ECO 1040 - Global Economic Issues

3 cr

In the past fifty years globalization has profoundly changed economic reality for hundreds of millions of people throughout the world, for some much for the better and for others decidedly not. This course examines that changing reality and analyzes its causes and consequences from a variety of perspectives. We address many of the difficult, complex, and contentious issues that arise as the people of the world try to create prosperous and thriving societies.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Understanding Frame of Reference.
Spring, even years