Spring 2025
HISTORY 159B 001 - LEC 001
The Power of Ideas: The History of Economic and Social Thought
Christoph Hermann
Class #:25950
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
History
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 194
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 195
Waitlist Max: 30
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 14TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Dwinelle 145
Other classes by Christoph Hermann
Course Catalog Description
This course looks at the history of economic and social thought from the 18th to the 21st century. It does so by presenting major thinkers and schools of thought and discussing the relevance of their theories for current economic, social, and ecological challenges. Among the thinkers that are covered are classical economists such as Smith, Malthus, and Ricardo, along with Marx, utilitarian and marginalist economists, as well as a number of undogmatic and radical thinkers. The course will, furthermore, discuss the work of Keynes and the theories of his neoliberal critics. Finally, the course also looks at more recent developments such as feminist and environmental economics and economics of race and discrimination.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for 159B after taking Economics 111B.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None