College Bulletin 2014-2015 
    
    May 24, 2024  
College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLS 069. Globalization: Politics, Economics, Culture and the Environment


This course examines globalization along its diverse but inter-related dimensions, including economic, cultural, and political globalization. Topics include: historical overview of globalization; economic globalization and its governance with a focus on the major international organizations involved in the governance of international trade and financial flows, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund; global inequality and poverty; cultural globalization; political globalization and the state; environmental globalization; regional organizations, particularly the EU; and prospects for global democracy. The course will also examine topical issues, such as the recent financial crisis.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014-2015.
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