ECON 105 – Introduction to Political Economy
, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2025
Course Description
This 4-credit course introduces students to the U.S. and global economies through a political-economy lens. Economic activity is treated as embedded in social and institutional contexts that evolve historically. Core themes include capitalism’s structure, markets, the role of the state, inequality, unemployment, environmental limits, crisis and stagnation, and possible economic alternatives.
