This course examines the politics of economic issues. It focuses on the competition between free market and interventionist economic ideas and how businesses, unions, think tanks and lobby groups seek to influence government policy across various issue areas such as taxes, spending, trade, finance, regulation, the environment, recessions and competitiveness.

Antirequisite(s): Political Science 2211E, Political Science 2511F/G.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.