CLUSTER 22A

Main Course

Toward World Economy: Perils and Promises of Globalization

Description

Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Course 22A is enforced requisite to 22B, which is enforced requisite to 22CW. Limited to first-year freshmen. Exploration of causes and mechanisms of globalization as well as its consequences. Critical examination of globalization theories, international institutions of trade, finance, governance, and overall impact of globalization on human society. Letter grading.