POSC325L - International Political Economy

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
International political economy (IPE) analyzes the intersection between economics and politics on both the national and international levels. IPE is concerned with the ways in which political forces (states, institutions, individual actors, etc.) shape the systems through which economic interactions are expressed. Topics covered include the evolution of the modern IPE, global trade and trade politics, World Trade Organization, development and economic reforms, and international monetary system. IPE has never been more relevant than it is now, as globalization is rapidly changing how the global economy functions, a number of states are plagued by stagnant economies, unemployment, and record high deficits, and the rich-poor gap is further widening globally.

Prerequisite(s): Either POSC 113L or POSC 111L, or the permission of the instructor