Four of the most influential economists in the 19th and 20th centuries. Clockwise from the top left: Karl Marx, Max Weber, Milton Friedman, and John Maynard Keynes. (Images are in the public domain.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Suzanne Berger
Prof. Michael Piore
MIT Course Number
17.100J / 15.678J / 14.781J
As Taught In
Spring 2016
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and society. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism and individualism, neo-classical economics, Marxism, sociological and cultural theories, and neo-institutionalism, the seminar examines the fundamental assumptions on which our understanding of the social world and our research are based.
