| Spring Term 2010 Political Economy of Regulation - 3912 - ECON 240 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: ECON 100 or ECON 120 Catalog Description : This course focuses on the tension between politics and expertise that characterize the administrative regulatory state often called "the fourth branch of government." Several competing models of political economy shape an exploration of the continuing evolution of the U.S. regulatory system, the process by which regulations are proposed, written, implemented, and enforced, and the tools used to evaluate the costs and benefits of regulations. PREREQUISITES: ECON 100 or ECON 120 Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Social Science Div, GER Writing Intensive, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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