LER 200

Fall 2009 All Classes

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Globalization and Workers

Credit: 3 hours.

Is globalization good for working people in the United States and around the world? Globalization is the driving force in the world economy but it is also provoking tremendous debate and popular resistance. Students will learn the basics about globalization and its institutions from the perspective of workers' right in the U.S. and the Third World. Analyzes the debate over free trade and sweatshops, trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, and institutions such as the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. Closely examines working conditions in several Third World countries, and explores the role of the global justice movement.

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LER 200 class schedule data for fall 2009
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54125	Online	A	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Vargas-Garcia, Y Ashby, S Schiavone, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: This is an online course taught on Compass. There are no classroom sessions.
	54297	Online	AO1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Ashby, S Schiavone, M	Part of Term: XM Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Fee: Graduate - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $309.00 per Bill Hour, Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $277.00 per Bill Hour, and OCE Fees $45.00 per Bill Hour. Section Info: Academic Outreach restrictions and assessments apply, see http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC or NDEG:Undergrad Nondeg-CE-UIUC.