PAIS306 Political Economy
Updated: 03 November 2008| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | None | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp in Asian Societies, International Relations, Political and International Studies or Political Science or any 24 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | POLS206 or POLS306 or PAIS506 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
PAIS506 - Political Economy |
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| Coordinator(s) | Tim Battin (tbattin@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Political economy essentially seeks to understand the social and political repercussions of economic ideas, policy and activity. This unit asks in what ways political economy differs from orthodox economics; why people believe that political economy is more important than orthodox economics; whether orthodox economics should either be replaced by or at least supplemented by political economy; and whether students who are serious about understanding the big picture of political and economic forces in our society should be allowed to go through university without confronting and debating the issues, queries and doubts raised by any study of political economy. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |