ECO 365 - Economic Democracy and Economic Theory

Contrasts alternatively structured organizations–especially those based on one-person/one-vote– with traditional capitalistic firms of the West, which bases control on property ownership with the primary goal of profit maximization. Examines democratic worker-managed firms, nonprofit and volunteer organizations, consumer or producer-controlled cooperatives, and publicly controlled enterprises or financial institutions.

Prerequisite(s): ECO 108, ECO 202 and ECO 203.