Global History of Capitalism
In this course, we emphasize the complexity of capitalism over such neat narratives. By looking at capitalism through a global lens, we investigate multiple types of explanations and impacts on local, national, regional and global levels. We also examine a range of different topics deeply connected to the evolution of capitalism; including labor relations, migration, commodities, consumption, finance, war, imperialism, development, energy, and the environment.
Some of the questions we will discuss in this course are:
- How is capitalism related to globalization?
- What are the important institutions of global capitalism?
- How can we understand consumption and capitalism by following the production, supply and demand chains of commodities like rubber, sugar or petroleum?
- What is the role of the state in the development of capitalism, and is there a relationship between capitalism and empire?
- Is global capitalism environmentally sustainable?
- Why did some countries industrialize, while others didn’t?
- Why do labor markets develop?
- Is there an inherent tension between capitalism and democracy?
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Rating | 5.0★ based on 1 ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 3 - 5 hours per week |
Starts | Jan 15 (58 weeks ago) |
Cost | $0 |
From | Princeton University, PrincetonX via edX |
Instructors | Teal Arcadi, Caitlin Harvey, Rob Konkel, Felice Physioc, Miles Macallister, Niharika Yadav |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business Humanities |
Tags | Economics & Finance Humanities History |
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Rating | 5.0★ based on 1 ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 3 - 5 hours per week |
Starts | Jan 15 (58 weeks ago) |
Cost | $0 |
From | Princeton University, PrincetonX via edX |
Instructors | Teal Arcadi, Caitlin Harvey, Rob Konkel, Felice Physioc, Miles Macallister, Niharika Yadav |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business Humanities |
Tags | Economics & Finance Humanities History |
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