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Political Economy 302 examines the relationships between politics and economics, between imperialism and capitalism, between democracy and class, and between gender and race. It also examines how institutions develop under different social and economic systems and how public policy is created and implemented.

Textbook

Hunt, E. K., & Lautzenheiser, M. (2011). History of economic thought: A critical perspective (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis.

Unit 1

Chattopadhyay, P. (1974). “Political economy: What’s in a name?” Monthly Review, 26(2), 23–33.
Barnes, T. (2017). Political economy. In B. S. Turner (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0276

Unit 2

Wood, J., Ausserladscheider, V., & Sparkes, M. (2022, September 28). ‘COVID-Keynesianism’ was a short-term crisis management tactic. Neoliberal policymaking is back. LSE British Politics and Policy. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/covid-keynesianism-was-a-short-term-crisis-management-tactic-neoliberal-policymaking-is-back
Alexander Koryagin. (2023, November 20). David Harvey: A Brief History of Neo-Liberalism & The Financialization of Power | ACC 01-03 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDw_P0WGAU
  • A Brief History of Neo-Liberalism, Episode 01 (0:00–19:33)

Unit 3

Banks, N. (2020). Black women in the United States and unpaid collective work: Theorizing the community as a site of production. The Review of Black Political Economy, 47(4), 343–362. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034644620962811
Luft, R. E. (2016). Racialized disaster patriarchy: An intersectional model for understanding disaster ten years after Hurricane Katrina. Feminist Formations, 28(2), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1353/ff.2016.0023
Pulido, L. (2016). Flint, environmental racism, and racial capitalism. Capitalism Nature Socialism, 27(3), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10455752.2016.1213013

Unit 4

Hennebry, J. L., & Preibisch, K. (2012). A model for managed migration? Re-examining best practices in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. International Migration, 50(s1), e19–e40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00598.x
Walia, H. (2021). Temporary labor migration and the new braceros. In Border and rule: Global migration, capitalism, and the rise of racist nationalism (pp. 131–145). Fernwood Publishing.
CBC Vancouver. (2022, September 23). Advocates say recruiters, employers taking advantage of temporary foreign workers [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ1Odd7CzjY

Unit 5

Doucet, B. (2021, December 14). Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset, and that’s the problem. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/housing-is-both-a-human-right-and-a-profitable-asset-and-thats-the-problem-172846
Taylor, P. S. (2020, March 27). Want more affordable housing in Canada? Build more houses. C2C Journal. https://c2cjournal.ca/2020/03/want-more-affordable-housing-in-canada-build-more-houses
Walks, A. (2016, October 17). Our mortgaged future. Alternatives Journal, 42(2), 22–27. https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sustainable-life/our-mortgaged-future
CTV News. (2022, May 10). Corporate investors to blame for housing crisis: MP | ‘Canadians are getting kicked in the teeth’ [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsdoqzVpAw
Spacing Radio. (2022, May 2). Non-market housing solutions [Audio podcast episode]. In The Overhead. Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/spacingradio/the-overhead-non-market-housing-solutions

Unit 6

Our Changing Climate. (2020, July 3). Why we need a Green New Deal right now [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypV58yWN8xw
Bernes, J. (2019, April 25). Between the devil and the Green New Deal. Commune. https://communemag.com/between-the-devil-and-the-green-new-deal
Klein, N. (2020). Movements will make, or break, the Green New Deal. In On fire: The (burning) case for a Green New Deal (pp. 259–271). Vintage Canada.

Unit 7

United Nations. (2023). Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. In The Sustainable Development Goals report 2023: Special edition. United Nations Publications. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/economic-growth
Asara, V., Otero, I., Demaria, F., & Corbera, E. (2015). Socially sustainable degrowth as a social–ecological transformation: Repoliticizing sustainability. Sustainability Science, 10(3), 375–384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0321-9
Gudynas, E. (2011). Buen Vivir: Today’s tomorrow. Development, 54(4), 441–447. https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2011.86
Our Changing Climate. (2021, June 4). How we end consumerism [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omcUaD8pxaY