ECON 3405 — A Critique of Capitalism
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Examines the origins, workings, successes, and failures of capitalism, defined as an economic system where capital is mostly privately owned and markets generally solve economic problems. Examines, in addition, several variants of private-ownership economies including slavery, feudalism, land-tenancy, putting-out system, and self-employment. Also examines some alternatives to capitalism, such as command socialism, market socialism, worker-ownership of capital, cooperatives, Islamic economy, and Christian economy.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- ECON 1116 (min D-)
- ECO 213M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 39 | 43 | 91% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 83% | 4.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 34% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 34% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (66% of sections), MWR (34% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ilter Bakkal (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Ilter Bakkal (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app