Institutions of Modern Capitalism
11.409 · Urban Studies and Planning · Graduate · Spring 2020
Prof. Jason Jackson
This course introduces students to a set of analytic tools and conceptual frameworks through which to assess the origins and evolution of the institutions that constitute modern capitalism. The course takes an inter-disciplinary political economy approach that draws insights from economics, sociology, political science, history, geography, science and technology studies, and law.
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