Fall 2017 - HIST 135 D100

STT - Capitalism & the Making of the Modern World (Inactive) (3)

Class Number: 8210

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introductory survey of the dynamic history of capitalism.

COURSE DETAILS:

Throughout our history, humanity has produced and distributed goods and services in many different ways. Today, one particular economic system is dominant around the globe. It goes by different names: the market economy, industrialization, modernization, free enterprise, or, as we’ll call it in this course, capitalism.   

Because we live and work in it, we rarely define capitalism precisely or examine it carefully. More often we assume it is just the way the world works, that it is eternal and natural. In fact, there is nothing “natural” about it: it is the result of decisions and actions of people. It has developed and evolved over time, and continues to change today.   

In this course, we’ll look at how this particular economic system developed. We’ll look at ways we organized economies in the past and look at some of the alternatives that we may want to explore in the future. We’ll consider the successes and failures of capitalism, its supporters and critics, the winners and the losers in this way of organizing an economy.

Whether you aspire to run the capitalist system or overthrow it, this course will help you understand it and the world we live in.   

Grading

  • Attendance 5%
  • Class Participation 20%
  • Portfolios (a collection of weekly responses to readings, lectures, and other course materials, to be graded 4 times during the semester) 50%
  • Exam 25%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All readings will be distributed via Canvas.

Registrar Notes:

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