Politics of Work and Industry
Political Science 4640 3.0

Politics of Work and Industry (formerly POLS 4000X.03). An analysis of the ability of capitalist economic and political institutions to restructure and project themselves anew, including more flexible forms of production and new political alliances. The historical forces which have shaped the politics of work and industry will be examined, as well as the contemporary restructuring of work, the new industrial policy debate, and the altering spatial patterns of production and trade.

Prerequisite: AS/POLS 2100 6.0 or AS/POLS 2610 6.0 or AS/POLS 2510 6.0 or permission of the instructor.