Schedule

INTRODUCTION

January 21

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 

January 28

Mills, The Power Elite.

Recommended:

Paul Krugman, "Who's Sordid Now?" (New York Times, September 30, 2003).

David Brooks, "Cynics Without a Cause" (New York Times, November 11, 2003).

Michael Janofsky, "Halliburton Turns Over $6.3 Million to Government" (New York Times, January 24, 2004).

February 4

Scott, Power. 

 THE EVOLUTION OF BIG BUSINESS

February 11

Micklethwait and Wooldridge, The Company.

Gabel and Bruner, Global Inc., pp. 1-33.

Recommended:

Steve Lorh, "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" (New York Times, December 7, 2003).

David Barboza, "Questions Seen on Seed Prices Set in the 90's" (New York Times, January 6, 2004).

February 18

Useem, Investor Capitalism: Introduction, chaps. 1-5, 8.

Recommended:

New York Times Special Section: Mutual Funds

Mary Williams Walsh, "Political Money Said to Sway Pension Investments" (New York Times, February 10, 2004).

Steven Labaton, "Extensive Flaws at Mutual Funds Cited at Hearings" (New York Times, November 4, 2003).

Geraldine Fabrikant, "Firm Selling Viacom Shares" (New York Times, February 4, 2004).

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

February 25

Frank & Mulcahey, Boob Jubilee: chaps. 1-3, 6-14, 16, 18-29.

March 3

Himmelstein, Looking Good and Doing Good.

SPRING BREAK: March 7-20

March 24

Term paper proposals are due.

Welch, Jack: Straight From the Gut.

Recommended:

Hugo Lindgren, "Welch Makes Another Major Book Deal" (New York Times, February 4, 2004).

PROMOTING GLOBALIZATION

March 31

Bruno & Karliner, earthsummit.biz.

Recommended:

World Bank Group, "Climate Change."

April 7

In-class film: "The Commanding Heights: The New Rules of the Game" (2002).

Singh, The Globalisation of Finance 

Richard Wolff, "World Bank/Class Blindness." Pp. 157-183 in World Bank Literature, edited by A. Kumar (University of Minneapolis Press, 2003). [HAND-OUT]

Recommended:

Paul Krugman, "Rubin Gets Shrill" (New York Times, January 6, 2004).

Elizabeth Becker and Edmund L. Andrews, "I.M.F. Says U.S. Debts Threaten World Economy" (New York Times, January 8, 2004).

April 14

McLean & Elkind, The Smartest Guys in the Room:
Introduction, chaps. 1, 3, 5, 9-15, 17, 19-22, Epilogue.

Recommended:

Gretchen Morgenson, "Trials, Trials, Trials, and Then What?" (New York Times, January 8, 2004).

Paul Krugman, "Enron and the System" (New York Times, January 9, 2004).

April 21

Present case-study description from term paper research.

April 28

Present case-study description from term paper research.

Exam week: TBA

Final term paper is due.