Units of Study Outlines  ECOP2012 - Social Foundations of Modern
Capitalism  Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6  Coordinator:
Joy Paton   Economic activity is 'embedded' within a broader
social structure, making the study of institutional and social
forces a crucial element in understanding the historical fabric
and functioning of the economy. This unit looks at the
institutions, such as of capital, labour, the family and the
state that channel economic activity and also at the importance
of class and other social struggles in the historical
transformations of those institutions. It examines how
governments respond to the imperatives for economic and social
order, including how the state acts to regulate institutions,
and socio-economic relations, to establish stability and
maintain capital accumulation. Several illustrative case studies
and policy areas are studied.   1x2000wd research essay (40%),
1x1.5hr exam (40%), seminar presentation (10%) and seminar
participation (10%)   2x1hr lectures/week, 1x1hr