CurriculumPolitical Economy
Political Economy
How different economic systems are actually organized, and the political forces and institutions that shape them.
- Capitalism The core ideas behind capitalism, and the trade-offs that come with them. 📄 Read-aloud
- Socialism What socialism actually proposes, and the different forms it takes in practice. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mixed Economies Why nearly every real economy blends markets and government, and how countries differ in that blend. 📄 Read-aloud
- Political Economy: Checkpoint 1 Covers capitalism, socialism, and mixed economies. 5 questions
- Democracy and Economics How democratic decision-making shapes economic policy, and where that process runs into real friction. 📄 Read-aloud
- Public Choice Theory What happens when economists apply the same self-interest assumptions to politicians and voters that they apply to consumers. 📄 Read-aloud
- Institutions Why economists increasingly point to institutions, not just resources or policy, as the deepest driver of a country's prosperity. 📄 Read-aloud
- Political Economy: Checkpoint 2 Covers democracy and economics, public choice theory, and institutions. 5 questions
- Corruption How economists think about corruption's real costs, beyond the moral case against it. 📄 Read-aloud
- Property Rights Why secure property rights are considered a foundation of economic growth, and what happens where they're weak. 📄 Read-aloud