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3.00 Credits
Considers how institutions have been incorporated theoretically into explorations of growth and development. Four sets of institutions are examined in detail: the corporate sector, to study how ownership, strategy, and structure affect growth-related policies; financial institutions, to analyze how they condition savings and investment; labor market institutions, to investigate their impact on the determination of wage and production-related productivity; and the institutions associated with technology, such as universities, research laboratories, and corporate training centers, to consider how skill formulation is accomplished.
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Prereq: 11.203
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3.00 Credits
Examines issues facing labor in today's global world through research and reading. Recent developments (globalization, liberalization, privatization) have created a mix of opportunities and risks for labor in most developing countries. On the one hand, these trends have encouraged foreign direct investment and the diffusion of global supply chains, which in turn, have promoted economic development and job growth for some groups of workers in some of these countries. On the other hand, globalization and liberalization have undermined social safety nets, eroded labor and environmental standards, and resulted in greater rates of poverty for other groups of workers in other developing countries. How do we explain these differences? What kinds of policies can be promoted to more evenly distribute the benefits of globalization? Subject seeks to address these two questions.
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Prereq: None
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes economic development in "the remainder," or in countries that largely failed to enter the orbit of modern world industry since the end of World War II. Looks at the reasons for falling behind in terms of history, geography/global transactions, institutions (including business enterprises), policies and knowledge-based assets. Explores potential policies for accelerating the process of industrial transformation and the control mechanism necessary to improve government planning.
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Prereq: 11.491J
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes changes in the international economy and their effects in the politics, economy, and society of advanced and emerging countries. Topics include the independence of national governments; wage inequality; unemployment; industrial production outside national borders and its consequences for innovation, efficiency, and jobs; fairness in trade; and mass culture versus local values. 17.195 fulfills undergraduate public policy requirement in the major and minor. Students taking graduate version are expected to complete additional assignments
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Promotes understanding of the global economy through a combination of conceptual approaches and practical case studies. Combines a broad range of interactive classroom experiences, including student presentations and occasional guest speakers, with first-hand knowledge of how the global economy operates. Explores issues such as entrepreneurship and innovation, the rise of new global challengers, and cross-cultural communication in multinational organizations. Limited to 20; preference to students with experience abroad.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Studies American government, emphasizing the institutions of government and the representation of competing interests. Topics include the founding, constitutional interpretation, legislative processes, presidential power, public opinion and voting, group mobilization, political steering of the bureaucracy and the economy, and federalism.
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Prereq: None
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes mass political behavior within the American political system. Examines political ideology, party identification, public opinion, voting behavior, media effects, racial attitudes, mass-elite relations, and opinion-policy linkages. Surveys and critiques the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of political behavior.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the institutions of the American political system, with primary emphasis on the national level. Examines American federalism, political parties, national political institutions, and the policymaking process. Focuses on core works in contemporary American politics and public policy. Critiques both research methodologies and the explicit and implicit theoretical assumptions of such work.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
The mass media are crucial players in modern democratic government, but most people have only a fuzzy understanding of their role and influence. Subject examines why the media cover what they do; how their coverage influences the behavior of politicians and public officials; and how it shapes the attitudes of ordinary people. Focuses mainly on the US, but also includes some comparisons with other countries in both the developed and developing world.
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Prereq: None
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