Politics 122 - Politics, Labor, and Markets in the U

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

Examines political and social dimensions of recent transformations in the U.S. labor market. Includes classical and contemporary theoretical debates over the nature and functions of work under capitalism. Focuses on shifts in the organization and character of work in a globalizing economy. Addresses recent trends in economic inequail-ity, low-wage and contingent work, job mobility and security, and work/family relations. Includes attention to the roles and responses of business, labor, government, and social movements. Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined major during priority enrollment. E. Bertram

Credits:

1.25

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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