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Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and society. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism and individualism, neo-classical economics, Marxism, sociological and cultural theories, and …
Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and society. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism and individualism, neo-classical economics, Marxism, sociological and cultural theories, and neo-institutionalism, the seminar examines the fundamental assumptions on which our understanding of the social world and our research are based.
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![Four black and white photos of Karl Marx, Max Weber, John Maynard Keynes, and Milton Friedman.](/courses/17-100j-political-economy-i-spring-2016/86cf04aef235e3e428868f3c0b37ffcf_17-100js16.jpg)
Four of the most influential economists in the 19th and 20th centuries. Clockwise from the top left: Karl Marx, Max Weber, Milton Friedman, and John Maynard Keynes. (Images are in the public domain.)