ECN 2111C - Labor Studies from an Economic Perspective

Institution:

Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits Students will understand and articulate a variety of labor issues from an economic perspective and their ramifications for worker welfare and economic development. Specifically, they will examine numerous changes in the nature of work and the workforce, discrimination, occupational health and safety, and employee rights in the U.S. These include analyses of industrial relations, unions, collective bargaining, and the development of alternative employee arrangements, and their concomitant impacts on the dynamics of the U.S. occupational structure. Integrated in this course are analyses of some of these issues at the global level, in addition to those that are inherently global in nature such as the origins and development of the outsourcing phenomenon and the conflicts emanating from it, and the conception of labor rights as they are defined in international trade agreements. Analyses of important institutions, laws, and regulations bearing on a number of topics studied in this course will be included. Prerequisite: ECN 2101C. Offered: 2008 - 2010.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DOWLING.EDU

Phone Number:

(631) 244-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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