Economy, Welfare and Work
Economics is at root about the organization of material and technical resources to meet human needs. This module is an introduction to key concepts such as work, well-being, the social economy and human needs.
Economics is at root about the organization of material and technical resources to meet human needs. Traditional economic approaches that focus on the 'rational economic actor' miss the important social underpinnings of economic reality.
This course is an introduction to key concepts such as work, well-being, the social economy and human needs.
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Welcome and Introduction
Course Syllabus
Tasks and Assignments
Seminar: Economy, Welfare and Work
Key Learning (SE4301-01)
Social Analysis (W3-01)
Seminar: Nasty, Brutish and Short
Key Learning (SE4301-02)
Social Analysis (W3-02)
Seminar: Welfare and Wellbeing
Key Learning (SE4301-03)
Social Analysis (W3-03)
Seminar: Money and Markets
Key Learning (SE4301-04)
Social Analysis (W3-04)
Seminar: Marxian Economics
Key Learning (SE4301-05)
Social Analysis (W3-05)
Seminar: Feminist Economics
Key Learning (SE4301-06)
Social Analysis (W3-06)
Seminar: Green Economics
Key Learning (SE4301-07)
Social Analysis (W3-07)
Seminar: Technological Change
Key Learning Exercise (SE4301-08)
Social Analysis (W3-08)
Seminar: Financial Change
Key Learning Exercise (SE4301-09)
Social Analysis Exercise (W3-09)
Seminar: Welfare Change and Inequality
Key Learning Exercise (SE4301-10)
Social Analysis Exercise (W3-10)
Seminar: A Postcapitalist Society?
Assignment 1: Learning Journal
Assignment 2: Social Analysis Workbook
Assignment 3: Essay