Toward World Economy: Perils and Promises of Globalization

5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 22A. Limited to first-year freshmen. Exploration of causes and mechanisms of globalization as well as its consequences. Critical examination of globalization theories, international institutions of trade, finance, governance, and overall impact of globalization on human society. Letter grading.