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Philosophies in US Economic Policy Mr. Klein |
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Economics 224 is designed primarily for freshmen and other students who have taken Economics 12 (Introduction to Economics), and have taken or are taking the Gen. Ed. American History sequence, History 13 and 14. The course carries Gen Ed. Civilization credit for the American sequence (Am-C), one writing credit (W-1), and also counts toward the Economics major or minor. In this course, you will examine the economic and political philosophies which influenced United States from the Revolution to the Great Depression. The course will trace the development of a number of policy debates, and will look at the economic rationale for the various positions presented. The course will also relate the historical debates to current economic policy controversies. Specific issues to be covered in the course will be chosen from: money and banking, international trade and tariff policy, federal tax policy, internal improvements (infrastructure), environmental and land policy, antitrust law, regulation of industry, human rights, and labor policy. The course readings will rely heavily on original documents of the policy debates. The format of the course will be primarily discussion based on close reading of primary sources and application of basic economic principles. Grades will be based on several papers, quizzes, a midterm exam, a final exam, and class participation. Prerequisites: American History sequence (Hist. 13 and 14, may be taken concurrently), and Economics 12. |
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