An examination of the world's economies from a broad-based economics perspective (including economic theories, institutional perspectives and historical evidence) to explain the development and limits of the world's changing and differing economies, and economic growth patterns in the light of the private business sector, labour relations and the role of the state. Students may not hold credit for both ECON 2630 and ECON 2620 Special Topics in Economics when titled Introduction to the World's Economies [6 credits]
An examination of the world's economies from a broad-based economics perspective (including economic theories, institutional perspectives and historical evidence) to explain the development and limits of the world's changing and differing economies, and economic growth patterns in the light of the private business sector, labour relations and the role of the state. Students may not hold credit for both ECON 2630 and ECON 2620 Special Topics in Economics when titled Introduction to the World's Economies [6 credits]