Marxian theory. Topics include historical materialism, class, value and surplus val-ue, the labor process, and accumulation and crisis. Additional topics vary with instructor.
Introduction to economic history. Topics: transition from feudalism to capitalism in Europe; slavery and the southern U.S. economy; rise of large-scale firms; de-pression and instability in the 20th century. Prerequisite: Economic graduate student status.
Introduces microeconomic concepts relevant to the coordination of social interactions with particular attention to conflict, cooperation, collective action, competition, and coordination failures.