Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASEC 201 and CASEC 202. - Historical development of state finance since antiquity. Topics include the impact of geography and climate, the interaction of political and economic interests, income distribution, and ideological support for economic policies. Some comparisons will be made between developments in the East and West. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Quantitative Reasoning I.

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