Overview

This course explores the economies of rich countries like Canada from the perspective of working people. It follows them to labour markets, into the production process and to markets for consumer goods. The course also explores economic policies and international economic relations. Working people encounter company owners and managers in all of the aforementioned markets and institutions. The course shows the conflict of interest between these two different groups of people and concludes with a unit on the prospect of labour movements.

Outline

Evaluation

To receive credit for LBST 330, you must complete six course assignments, and achieve an overall grade of “D” (50 percent) or better for the entire course. The weighting of assignments is as follows:

Assign. 1	Assign. 2	Assign. 3	Assign. 4	Assign. 5	Assign. 6	Total
10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Yates, M. D. (2003). Naming the system: Inequality and work in the global economy. New York: Monthly Review Press.

Buckley, J. (2004). Fit to print: The Canadian student’s guide to essay writing (6th ed.). Toronto: Nelson/Thomson Canada.

Other Materials

The course materials include a study guide, and a reading file. All other materials are available online.