The Politics of Global Financial Relations

Origami: dollar bills folded up in the shape of full suit.

This course examines various monetary topics, from global finance and the developing world to financial crises and crime. (Image courtesy of David Wahl. Used with permission.)

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MIT Course Number

17.125

As Taught In

Fall 2007

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

Course Description

This course explores effects of globalization of finance on international relations and domestic politics. Topics include international institutions and global governance; the multi-nationalization of production; effects of international capital markets on domestic politics; global finance and the developing world; and financial crises. Discussion of the interplay between politics and economics and the future of the nation-state.

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David Singer. 17.125 The Politics of Global Financial Relations. Fall 2007. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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