POL 448 - Varieties of Capitalism

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Catholic University of America

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Our general understanding of capitalism tends to reflect a one-dimensional view that suggests that there is but one form and one set of rules according to which a capitalist economic system functions. Political, social and historical factors have shaped the development of capitalism across countries, so that German capitalism functions quite differently from American, Swedish or even French capitalism. We will explore the "varieties of capitalism" thesis, which suggests that capitalism is not a monolithic set of principles, but a set of institutional arrangements that varies in form across countries. Finally, we will assess arguments that economic globalization is pressuring countries toward economic "convergence," undermining the pluralism of capitalist and economic diversity that lies at the very heart of our investigation in this course. Prerequisite POL 112 and POL 212 or permission from instructor.

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3.00

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www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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