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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312587 (v.3) International Political Economy 222

Area: Department of Social Sciences and International Studies
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: The unit studies the role of political and economic relations between states, between non-state actors (NGOs, community groups, business) and between states and non-state actors in the creation and maintenance of global economic, financial and environmental structures and policy. Topics include theoretical approaches to IPE, international trade, the global financial system, the integrating power of information technologies, the relationship between states, markets and communities, global environmental governance regimes, environmental sustainability and global population and demographic trends, the role of international institutions, theories of accumulations, and the political economy of international development. The unit will be comparative and draw on case materials from a wide range of societies and states.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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