Labor and Politics

A photograph of toy people surrounded byglobes.
Globes and people. (Image courtesy of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

17.188J / 11.414J

As Taught In

Fall 2005

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

This graduate research and reading seminar examines an array of issues facing labor in today's global world. The premise of this course is that recent developments (e.g., globalization, liberalization, privatization, etc.) have created a mix of opportunities and risks for labor in most developing countries.