AFST 120 - African Labor Economics

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

African Studies

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Work, working people and working class movements in modern Africa are the focus of this introductory course. Through contemporary and historical cross-country studies of workers in a wide variety of economic, political and institutional settings, we will evaluate rival perspectives on a host of interesting and controversial topics. These include changing occupational and industrial formations, gender and racial/ethnic gaps in jobs and income, poverty and inequality, immigration, urban informal employment, worker training and health care, labor unions, government's regulatory and job creation roles. This is a distribution course in both the Behavioral Social Sciences and the Cross-Cultural categories. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One introductory economics course, or LABR 1A or instructor's permission. Credit given either for ECO 120, LABR 120 or AFST 120.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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