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ECON 461Comparative Economic Systems

Faculty
Arts
Offered
Fall
Credit
0.5
Last listed
1994–95

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1974–75 to 1994–95 (before that, 1973–74 used the number for Econometrics); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

This course concentrates upon the criteria which are relevant for comparing different economic systems, how well various forms of economic theory make comparisons, the development of capitalist and socialist economies, together with the analysis of alternative types of price system and planning. ECON 463A4/B Studies in Political Economy Either ECON 463A or ECON 4636 will be offered in the Winter term. Check departmental listing on course offering. 16:44 Course Descriptions

As printed in the 1984–85 to 1994–95 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: ECON 201, 202

Check it elsewhere

In the scanned calendars

How it read in each calendar from 1973–74 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

1984–85 to 1994–95 7 calendars

This course concentrates upon the criteria which are relevant for comparing different economic systems, how well various forms of economic theory make comparisons, the development of capitalist and socialist economies, together with the analysis of alternative types of price system and planning.

ECON 463A4/B Studies in Political Economy

Either ECON 463A or ECON 4636 will be offered in the Winter term. Check departmental listing on course offering.

16:44 Course Descriptions

Prereq: ECON 201, 202

Offered Fall · 3 seminar hours a week · 0.5 credit

1981–82 to 1983–84 3 calendars

This course seeks to explain and evaluate various theoretical frameworks utilized in the analysis of different types of Economic Systems. The emphasis is placed upon those frameworks applicable to capitalism and socialism. Topics which are dealt with include Marx’s theory of capitalism, the analysis of decentralized Economic Systems in terms of Modern Walrasian theory, theories of monopoly capitalism, the development and operation of the Stallinist Command Economy, alternative principles of Socialist Economic Organization and various types of planning procedures.

Prereq: ECON 201 and 202

Not in the 1977–78 to 1980–81 calendars.

1974–75 to 1976–77 3 calendars

An analysis of the government’s role in the planning and management of the economy under capitalism, socialism, fascism, communism, worker management, and other forms of economic organization. Prerequisites: Economics 201*, 202*

* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.

1973–74 1 calendar

Another title: Econometrics, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

Theory of estimation of parameter of economic models and tests thereof. Both aggregative and micro-economic models will be considered. Students will be assumed to have an adequate knowledge of elementary calculus and algebra but other mathematical techniques will be developed as they become necessary. A special section of this course is available for ‘Mathematics students. Prerequisite: Economics 201*/202*, 231 */232* 300, or equivalent.

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Department of Economics