Description

2,000 words

Use .doc or .docx only (no .pdf etc.)

A minimum of 5 sources required, 3 of which must be academic in nature (scholarly books, journal articles, chapters in edited books). The others may be from popular press sources (newspaper articles, magazines such as The Economist.

Evaluation rubric available through LEARN

Students must choose from the following topics (an alternative topic may be selected upon approval by the instructor):

How private enterprises shape and are shaped by government/public policy

The activities of state owned enterprises

The extent to which the state is able to manage its national economy

The political and/or economic implications of the following policies: privatization, austerity, free trade

Workers, wages, and the changing workplace

The impact of globalization on business and/or government