Not offered in 1996. To be advised. A pass in a second-or third-year economic history subject or two second-year economics subjects. First semester Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. To be familiar with past and present developments in economic theory. To understand the linkages between economic theory and economic development over time. To evaluate the reasons why economic theory focuses on some types of economic activity and not others (e. g. on market-based rather than on home and community-based production and employment). To critically evaluate the contribution to economic theory of dissenting and alternative economic theories. The course provides an introduction to Classical, Marxian, Neoclassical and Post-Keynesian economics in the Anglo-American tradition. It provides a brief chronological overview of the work of great economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx and Keynes, and ends with a review of current economic thought. Although the focus is on mainstream economics, the course includes some 'non-mainstream' economic thought, including that by and about women. An essay of up to 3,000 words (40 per cent). A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60 per cent). One of the following: Blaug M Economic Theory in Retrospect 4th ed. 1985 Landreth H and Colander D History of Economic Theory 2nd ed. 1989 Rima I Development of Economic Analysis 4th ed. 1986