Study of the literature of American institutionalism, e.g., Veblen, Commons. Econ 40, 50. Economic philosophies of the Utopian, Anarchist, Anti-Materialist, Marxist, and Fabian Socialist schools. Intensive examination of contemporary radical economic ideas and the radical critique of modern neo-classical economics. Topics include theories of development, historical roots of under-development, evaluation of aid programs, New International Economic Order, Asian export economies, managing external debt.
Topics vary with the needs and interests of students and faculty.
Investigation into the economics of resource use. Development and creation of resources through the application of technology and the destruction of resources through misuses and pollution of the environment. Examination of the spatial distribution of economic activity. Local economic development theory and practice. Empirical analysis of regional economy.