History of the Corporation

3 Units

This course examines the history of the most powerful economic institution in the world today: the corporation. It focuses on the emergence of the modern business corporation in the nineteenth century and proceeds to discuss the corporate revolution (1898-1904) and especially the changes to the economic order as it unfolded in the postwar period, ending with the Great Recession (2007-2009). Students will be able to apply their own sense of moral reason to the dominant economic institution in the world today while also learning to express themselves better in written and oral mediums. Counts as a Communication Intensive course. Counts as a Moral & Ethical Reasoning course.