Academic Catalog

ECON623 ADVANCED STUDIES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY

Course Code: 3110623
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(0-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: PhD
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

This course covers classical as well as contemporary ideas in political economy by recourse to original texts. It purports to give students a deeper theorecital understanding of the trends and prospects of capitalism as a world economic system with its characteristic institutions and dynamics. Students will have to develop their own research agenda in conjunction with relevant directed readings.