121-218/318 Australia and the Pacific Rim in a Global Economy

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Students who complete this subject should:

• understand how and why a global economy and society has emerged over the past 50 years;

• comprehend the place of Pacific Rim societies within that global economy;

• recognise how industrial changes within Australia have reflected these global and regional developments;

• realise how local economic and social changes connect to global forces and structures;

• understand the linkages between global events, regional responses and the lives of ordinary men and women;

• recognise both the limitations on and the prospects for independent social and economic policy within a globalised world.

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Emergence of a global economy since world war 2; production, trade, finance and culture. Regionalisation and the development of Pacific Rim societies. Industrialisation, industrial policy and restructuring in Australia. Gender, ethnicity and the operation of local labour markets.

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