Political Economy 101: "Modern" Political Economy
http://delong.typepad.com/pe101/
J. Bradford DeLong, 601 Evans, 925-708-0467, delong@econ.berkeley.edu, office hours T 12:30-2:30 and by appointment.
TTh 11-12:30 Hearst Annex A1
August 28: Overview of the Course
Readings: "Notes: Political Economy at Berkeley Overview" Lecture Audio File (large).
Assignments: Web assignment 0: introductions due by noon on August 29
August 30 and September 4: The World in 1900: Colonization, Democratization, Marketization, Industrialization"
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 1: Hobson vs. Schumpeter due by 5 PM on September 7
September 6: NO CLASS
September 11 and 13: World War I
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 2: why was Norman Angell wrong? due by 5 PM on September 13
September 18 and 20: The Interwar Crisis
Readings:
Alternative Keynes Readings
*Assignments: Web assignment 3: John Maynard Keynes's mission due by 5 PM on September 18
September 25 and 27: Trapped between Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Tojo
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 4: George Orwell's dilemmas: Peacock students. Chaubey students. Durham students. Due by 5 PM on September 25
Optional reading: George Orwell, "Homage to Catalonia" http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0201111.txt.
October 2 and 4: The Post-WWII Order: Social Democracy and Bretton Woods
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 5: Polanyi's well-governed market: Peacock students. Chaubey students. Durham students. Due by 5 PM on October 2
Optional reading: Bradford DeLong and Barry Eichengreen, "The Marshall Plan" http://econ161.berkeley.edu/pdf_files/Marshall_Large.pdf
October 2 Audio October 4 Audio
October 9 and 11: Really Existing Socialisms; Really Existing Nationalisms
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 6: Anderson or Djilas due by 5 PM on October 9
October 16 and 18: Politics, Markets, and Bureaucracies
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 7: Friedman's challenge: Peacock Students; Chaubey Students; Durham Students. Due by 5 PM on October 16. First 1000-word paper: what is surprising about the twentieth century? due on October 19.
October 23 and 25: Late Development: Failures
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 8: government failures due by 5 PM on October 23
October 30 and November 1: Late Development: Successes
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 9: guided development successes due by 5 PM on October 30
Lectures: http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/2007_audio/20071030_101_Fallows.mp3 http://j-bradford-delong.net/2007_audio/20071101_111154.mp3
November 6 and 8: The Crisis of Social Democracy?
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 10: Robert Reich's domestic neoliberalism due by 5 PM on November 6
Lectures: <http://j-bradford-delong.net/2007_audio/20071106_121406.mp3 | http://j-bradford-delong.net/2007_audio/20071108_121455.mp3
November 13 and 15: Does History Have an End?
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 11: is Francis Fukuyama an idiot? due by 5 PM on November 13
Lecture: http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/2007_audio/20071115_112044.mp3
November 20: NO CLASS
Assignments: Web assignment 12: Taliban studies due by 5 PM on November 20
November 27 and 29: Challenging International Neoliberalism
Readings:
Assignments: Web assignment 13: Joe Stiglitz's international anti-neoliberalism due by 5 PM on November 27
December 4: FEEDBACK: WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T
Assignment: Second 1000-word paper: using what you have learned in your concentration due 5 PM December 4
December 6: REVIEW: MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY
Assignments: Web assignment 14: improvement due by 5 PM on December 11
Saturday December 15: 5-8 PM: FINAL EXAM 2060 VLSB
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