Advanced Courses
All of the courses on this list are open to students who have completed Fundamental Economics. Each class meets weekly for ten weeks. You can register online right here.
Applied Economics: The Globalization Issue
Part 2 of Principles of Political Economy.
- Who benefits from globalization? Explore the dynamics of international trade.
- Is the World Trade Organization only on the side of the large corporations?
- How does monopolization of natural resources such as oil and water affect you?
Economic Science: Progress and Prosperity
Part 3 of Principles of Political Economy.
- How is wealth measured today?
- When the Gross Domestic Product goes up, why aren't we better off?
- Which economic laws still apply today?
Human Rights
Inalienable rights took millennia to establish. Study the classic declarations; analyze their basic concepts
using A Perplexed Philosopher by Henry George.
- Monday, September 13th - 6 pm - Dr. Quisia González
- Tuesday, September 14th - 6 pm - Dr. Quisia González (in Spanish)
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3-D Economics: History of Land
This course is part of the new trilogy of advanced courses with History of Land and History of Labor. The textbook will be Mason Gaffneys The Corruption of Economics
- Monday, September 13th - 6:30 pm - Mr. Vesa Nelson
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Land and Literature: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne is one of the prime analysts of the Puritan mindset of the U.S. foundation period. The Calvinist elites main sign of worldly success was measured in land ownership. This course looks at the Georgist implications of Hawthornes writings.
- Tuesday, September 14th - 6 pm - Mr. Vesa Nelson
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Filosofía de la Vida
Cual es el sentido de la vida? Hay una ley natural exitosa? Con el ejemplo de Oscar Geiger, fundador de la escuela Henry George, viajamos a traves de la ética, lógica, y política para descubrir el valor practico de las sistemas metafísicos.
- Wednesday, September 15th - 6:30 pm - Sr. Ramón Alvarez
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Pathways to Progress
Analysis and discussion of domestic and international issues through the Georgist lens of "correct thought - right action."
- Thursday, September 16th - 6 pm - Mr. Billy Fitzgerald
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