ECON143 Australian Economic Institutions and Performance
Updated: 21 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | November | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | ECON 243; EH 120 | |||||||||
| Notes | offered in Summer Semester 2006-2007 | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
ECON243 - Australian Economic Institutions and Performance |
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| Coordinator(s) | Christopher Lloyd (alloyd@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit comprises up to 26 lecture hours and 13 tutorial hours. It is one of a suite of units in economic history and institutional economics and is an important component of the BEc and BCom degrees. The unit gives students an historical perspective on contemporary economic institutions. Its main theme is the ways in which government, business and interest groups have interacted in the development of the Australian economy. It considers the Constitution and the economic functions of government, and the main regulatory institutions concerned with the labour market, rural production, industry and competition policy, public and private finance, and international economic relations. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |