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2023/2024

Global Political Economy and Interaction between Business and Politics

Type: Mago-Lego
Delivered by: School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
When: 3 module
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Maxim Bratersky
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

After several years of having international security dominating the political discourse, international political economy has returned with vengeance. This course will introduce students to the broad questions motivating the academic field of international political economy: Whose interests are served by the liberalization of trade and finance? What impact can multilateral organizations like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization have on the economic policies of member states and the functioning of the global economy? What determines the policies or rules promoted by these organizations? What motivates foreign aid policies? What is “globalization”? How can we assess its impacts on different countries and populations? Pre-requisites: World Economy, International Relations, International Business Research