Course Details
Country:
Hong Kong
Institution:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Course Title:
Economics and Society
Course Number:
ECON 1210
Course Description:
An aim of economics is to study the interaction of individuals’ decisions and how markets solve the problems of resource allocation. This course uses economics to study certain pressing problems that society faces today. Topics include energy resource, global warming, environmental protection, poverty, education, health care, and discrimination. In the process of studying these problems, students get some exposure to economics and at the same time, come to understand society more deeply.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 100
Attachment Files:
HK_ECON1210.pdf