Capitalism and Alternative Economies

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This course examines the structure and dynamics of capitalism as a social system and considers the affordances and limitations of this mode of organizing production, consumption and the satisfaction of human needs. Building on this analysis, the course then critically examines a wide array of alternative or non-capitalist organizations and enterprises emerging from the "new," "solidarity" or "social" economy movements, with particular attention paid to the role of commerce and markets in these arrangements.