50-3201 Anatomy of Financial Crises

This course will systematically analyze causes and consequences of recurrent financial crises in recent history. These financial crises will be shown to result from three intertwined historical developments: growing income inequality, the free market ideology and concentration of economic power. The calamitous social outcomes of financial crises such as unemployment and bankruptcies will also be discussed.

3 Credits
SC
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II or 52-1162 Writing and Rhetoric II- Service Learning or 52-1122 Writing and Rhetoric II for Non-Native Speakers of English or 52-1112 Writing and Rhetoric - Enhanced II