EUR2810

Comparative economic systems

(ART)

G Spenceley, I Ward

8 points + Two 1.5-hour classes per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisite: ECC1000, ECC1010, ECC1020 or equivalent or permission

Synopsis: A study of economic systems and the differences between them based on their property, organisational and motivational relations. How they make choices, how they can be evaluated and why they change over time. The method of comparative systems will be applied to a number of societies including Australia, China, Poland, Britain, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Soviet Union and Russia. Capitalism and socialism in the twenty-first century.

Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 10% + Assignment (500 words): 10% + Class participation: 20% + Mid-semester test (2 hours): 10% + Examination (2.5 hours): 50%