The Urban Economy
Overview
Subject area
URBST
Catalog Number
245
Course Title
The Urban Economy
Department(s)
Description
An examination of trends in economic growth and related consequences for employment conditions and patterns of inequality in the dynamic industry sectors that comprise an urban economy. Topics include both emergent sectors based on immigrant entrepreneurship and declining sectors such as industrial manufacturing. Focusing on New York City, the course examines the economic restructurings of this current period of globalization and how these changes create opportunities for immigrants as well as hardships for native-born minorities. Strategies for urban economic development, along with local development organizations and advocates supporting them, will be reviewed.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3