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Nov 24, 2024
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 0273 - Labor & Economic History: U.S. & Global Perspectives 1877-Present:
This course highlights major developments in American labor and economic history. Topics include the Industrial Revolution (major unions, strikes, and labor leaders), Progressive era “trust busting,” causes and consequences of the Great Depression, labor law and worker’s rights. 1960s War on Poverty, and changes in the American class structure and domestic economy since 1970. The last third of the course focuses on current global issues affecting the U.S. economy. Topics include the World Bank, IMF, WTO, NAFTA and controversies over globalization, free trade, and workers rights. Case studies will focus on U.S. – Latin America economic relations.
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