ANTH550

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ANTH550 - The Anthropology of Credit

Anthropology, Sch of Graduate UA - UA General

Course Description

This course offers an anthropological and historical perspective on credit, examining how it is culturally embedded in social relations and used as an instrument of power from ancient societies to capitalist systems, and covers topics from consumer credit to World Bank and IMF structural adjustment loans, to micro finance.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

May be convened with

Name

Lecture

Workload Hours

3

Optional Component

No

Typically Offered Main Campus

Fall