MAKING MONEY: HISTORY OF BUSINESS AND CAPITALISM

0.50 credits

Introduction to the interconnected histories of business and capitalism between the 18th and 21st centuries from a global perspective. Themes include financial and managerial capitalism; mass manufacturing; multinational corporations; state-owned enterprises; retailing; marketing; organized labour; entrepreneurship; information technology; wartime capitalism; fraud and financial scandals; and creating the wealthiest capitalists.