Political Economy: Test
Please answer 2 questions, one from each section.
Read the questions carefully. Before answering the questions, spend a few minutes to make some brief notes.
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Students will not be allowed to leave the room 15 minutes before the end of the examination. If you have any spare time, check over your answers.
Section A
- Critically discuss the classical political economy approach to the nature of the economy and society.
- Examine the perspective of the Marxist school of thought on economics and politics.
- Evaluate the theoretical position of Keynesian political economy.
Section B
- Investigate the conceptual value of ‘rationality’ in modern society.
- Explore the historical factors and conditions of the subjection of labour.
- How does the social structure of accumulation approach further our understanding of the dynamics of the capitalist society?