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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Ann Capling.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject, you should:
- have a good critical understanding of the principal themes and approaches to international political economy (structuralism, liberalism, and economic nationalism);
- be aware of some of the major developments and institutions in the international economic order since World War II, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the emergence of trade blocs.
- be knowledgeable about Australia's efforts to reposition itself in the global economy during the 1980s and 1990s;
- be able to analyse critically the impact of foreign and domestic trade and industry policies on Australia's role and position in the global economy;
- develop research skills (especially in locating and using documents published by governmental and international organisations) which will assist you in further studies and in your future career.
Content:
The transformation of the international political economy since World War II, and its impact on Australia. We will explore Australia's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the global economy and in the Asia-Pacific region. We will also examine Australia's attempts to reposition itself in the rapidly changing global economy through the restructuring of its domestic economy and through its leadership in organisations like the Cairns Group of Agricultural Fair Traders, and the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) group.
Assessment:
Essay work totalling 5,000 words.
1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p152) : Next:166-232 | Prev:166-230
2. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p164) : Next:166-232 | Prev:166-230
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Ann Capling.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject, you should:
- have a good critical understanding of the principal themes and approaches to international political economy (structuralism, liberalism, and economic nationalism);
- be aware of some of the major developments and institutions in the international economic order since World War II, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the emergence of trade blocs such as the European Community (EC);
- be knowledgeable about Australia's efforts to reposition itself in the global economy during the 1980s and 1990s;
- be able to critically analyse the impact of foreign and domestic trade and industry policies on Australia's role and position in the global economy;
- develop research skills (especially in locating and using documents published by governmental and international organisations) which will assist you in further studies and in your future career.
Content:
The transformation of the international political economy since World War II, and its impact on Australia. We will explore Australia's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the global economy and in the Asia-Pacific region. We will also examine Australia's attempts to reposition itself in the rapidly changing global economy through the restructuring of its domestic economy and through its leadership in organisations like the Cairns Group of Agricultural Fair Traders, and the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) group.
Assessment:
Essays totalling 5,000 words.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
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