PAFF 6313 The Politics of Scarcity
The course considers the finiteness of resources and unlimited economic growth in the context of the prevailing resource and material scarcity, the consumerist habits of society, public policy, and governance. Students learn about and analyze the relationships between resource economics, regional power structures, conflicts, and global poverty. A comprehensive analysis of key transnational actors that shape existing global resource distribution and norms is provided. The course also examines key policy domains of energy, education, health, conflicts, poverty, and other transboundary issues. Various sources and definitions of scarcity are examined and public policy discourses to address scarcity in various forms at national and global levels are analyzed.
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