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ECOP3115: History of Australian Capitalism

2024 unit information

This unit focuses on the rich political-economic historiography of Australian capitalism. You will explore a range of themes in this historiography which include: British colonisation and First Nation's dispossession; the long economic booms and depressions since the 18th century; the progressive and evolving integration of Australia with the global economy through trade, capital flows and migration; the making and remaking of class relations, and social protest; the evolving embeddedness of the Australian economy in the natural environment (including the growing reliance on extractive sectors like mining); and, the financialisation of the everyday life of Australians.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Political Economy

Code ECOP3115
Academic unit Political Economy
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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ECOP6115
Assumed knowledge:
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None

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Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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