Inhalte & Qualifikationsziele
This course provides students with an introduction to the study of alternative economic systems. After offering an overview of current fundamental criticisms against capitalism, the first part of the course (weeks 1-5) will focus on the normative underpinnings of the evaluation of economic systems: efficiency, distributive justice, autonomy. The second part of the course (weeks 6-13) will concentrate on several alternative economic systems, providing an analytical and critical view of their fundamental properties. The course grade is defined by a final exam at the end of the semester.
Syllabus - Topic of the week:
1: Introduction: Critiques of Capitalism and Alternatives to Capitalism
12.04., Common Lecture
2: Distributive Justice: Utilitarianism and Rawls
19.04., Grigoriadis
3: Distributive Justice: Equality of Resources vs. Equality of Opportunity
26.04., Grigoriadis
4: Autonomy of Judgment
3.05., Corneo
5: Autonomy of Preferences
10.05., Corneo
6: Common Ownership & Anarchy
17.05., Corneo
7: Central Planning
31.05., Grigoriadis
8: Soviet-Type Economy
7.06., Grigoriadis
9: Workers’ Self-Management
14.06., Grigoriadis
10: Market Socialism & Shareholder Socialism
21.06., Corneo
11: Universal Basic Income
28.06., Corneo
12: Citizens’ Wealth Fund
5.07., Corneo
13: Chinese Socialist Market Economy
12.07., Grigoriadis
Termine
Lecture: Mondays, 14-16, Giacomo Corneo & Theocharis Grigoriadis – online via WebEx
Exercise: Tuesdays, 14-16, Markus Krecik
Anrechenbarkeit
Bachelor Volkswirtschaftslehre, 6 LP
Zugangsvoraussetzungen & Vorkenntnisse
Recommended: 4th or higher semester
Anmeldung
Campus Management
Prüfungsleistung
Final Exam
Kurssprache
English
Kontakt
Giacomo Corneo: Giacomo.corneo@fu-berlin.de
Theocharis Grigoriadis: theocharis.grigoriadis@fu-berlin.de
Markus Krecik: m.krecik@fu-berlin.de