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Politics and Business - POLS2040
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/politics/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

An examination of the relationship between business and politics at both international and national levels. The emphasis is on developed capitalist countries, but attention is also devoted to transitional, NIC and developing countries. Topics dealt with include globalisation, politics and business; corporatist relationships; business lobbying; business influence on public opinion; and corruption.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the course, students should be able to:
  • Apply some basic political and economic theories to business-government relationships in a broad range of 'real world' circumstances
  • Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of some specific and topical issues in business-government relations
  • Carry out independent empirical research sufficient to complete an essay.

Assessment

  • Tutorial paper - 15%
  • Essay summary - 5%
  • Essay - 40%
  • Examination - 40%

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