Politics & the Economy (POLS2401)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
GT261
Recommended prerequisite
#2 POLS
Assessment methods
Assignment, tutorial work and exam
Course enquiries
Doctor Nicholas Heron (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
The course examines the economic importance of politics in Australia and elsewhere. Literature on the institutional determinants of economic performance will be presented in the context of the key institutions of economic policy advice and key economic policy debates. Students will be provided with an empirical background that will allow evaluation of conflicts over economic management and industrial restructuring and 'new' forms of decision making, as well as associated conceptual controversies in political economy and state theory.