This course examines various monetary topics, from global finance and the developing world to financial crises and crime. (Image courtesy of David Wahl. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Andrew Singer
MIT Course Number
17.125
As Taught In
Fall 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores effects of globalization of finance on international relations and domestic politics. Topics include international institutions and global governance; the multi-nationalization of production; effects of international capital markets on domestic politics; global finance and the developing world; and financial crises. Discussion of the interplay between politics and economics and the future of the nation-state.