Diese Veranstaltung ist auch für 10 E3-Studierende geöffnet (2 Credits für die Prüfungsleistung: Referat).
This course examines the influence of the shifting global economy on employment patterns and living standards in the rich democracies. Contemporary challenges facing the American workforce are put into comparative perspective to delineate alternative strategies for dealing with deepening economic globalization. The course will closely examine how political and economic factors have interacted in effecting globalization. Particular attention will be paid to deepening tensions between the goals of further economic integration and democratic governance.
In class discussions, we seek to answer such questions as: How has the global economy evolved? How much are growing inequalities in the labor market driven by economic globalization? Are we witnessing a global race to the bottom in social standards? What measures could be taken to improve labor market outcomes? – After taking the course, students will have a better understanding of how socio-economic systems around the world have been affected by and have engaged with the global economy. |
