Directions
Seminar 1The seminar explores the historical development of modern capitalism with a deal with processes of commodification and financialization. Particularly, we’ll have a look at the diploma to which markets are an acceptable means for societal coordination.
All seminar contributors are required to organize for the seminar by studying Block & Somers (2014), Butler(2011), Kuttner (2014), and Satz (2010 Presenting Crew might want to meet earlier than the seminar to organize your 15-minute presentation. You might be required to stipulate the principal concepts in Block & Somers (2014), Kuttner(2014), and Satz (2010). You would possibly take into account the following questions:
• What’s commodification?
• How did commodification form the development of western societies?
• What are noxious markets?-What’s the extent to which companies take part in (and even create) (noxious) markets?
• What could be the implications of commodification for managers?
The Presenting Crew will summarize their arguments in a brief paper (2000 phrases +/-10%). This quick paper ought to be submitted to the seminar tutor by electronic mail and submitted on Athena24 hours previous to your seminar.
