Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economic Transformations and Society
Course Code: SOS333
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The emergence of capitalism and up till now examining different economical changes that has worldwide effects. Examining influences and consequences of economical changes. Thus connecting economy between society, considering sociological effects of economic facts and building the sociology of economy.

Course Content

The relation between economy and society, basic economical concepts and sociological evaluation of economical activities, evaluation of economic systems and theirs economical, social and political aspects. Classical liberalism, capitalism, socialism and neo-liberal systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özlem IRMAK BALKIZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Basic economical concepts
2.To teach economic, social and political aspects of economic systems.
3.To consider not only of theoretical frame but also tangible apparence and sociological aspects of economical systems.
4.To connect economy and society
5.To be able to learn essential economic doctrines of Capitalism, Liberalism and Socialism
6.To be able to learn neoliberalism with economic, social and cultural aspects
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kazgan, Gülten (1978), İktisadî Düşünce, Remzi Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul.
2.Beaud, Michel (2003), Kapitalizmin Tarihi, Çev. Fikret Başkaya, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara.
3.Mandel, Ernest (1991), Marksist Ekonomi Kuramına Giriş, Çev. Ali Ünlü, Ünlü Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
4.Bottomore, Tom (2002), Marksist Düşünce Sözlüğü, Çev. Mete Tunçay, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
5.Ercan, Fuat (2001), Toplumlar ve Ekonomiler, Bağlam yayınları, İstanbul.
6.Huberman, Leo (1991), Feodal Toplumdan Yirminci Yüzyıla, Çev. Murat Belge, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
7.Heaton, Herbert (1985), Avrupa İktisat Tarihi (2 Cilt), Çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, Osman Aydoğuş, Teori Yayınları, Ankara.
8.Selik, Mehmet (?), 100 Soruda İktisadi Doktrinler Tarihi, Gerçek Yayınevi, İstanbul.
9.Lordoğlu, Kuvvet (1996), Kapitalizm, İzm’ler Dizisi:9, BDS Yayınları, İstanbul.
10.Caniklioğlu, Meltem (1996), Liberalizm, İzm’ler Dizisi:3, BDS Yay., İstanbul.
11.Hunt, E.K.(2005), İktisadi Düşünce Tarihi, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
12.Örs, Birsen (2009) Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, 3. Baskı, İstanbul Bilgi Üni. Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
THE TRANSITION FROM MERCANTILISM TO LIBERALISM IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAT EMERGED CLASSICAL LIBERALISM
Week 2 - Theoretical
PHILOSOPHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL LIBERALISM
Week 3 - Theoretical
LIBERAL ECONOMY: MARKET ECONOMY, COMPETITION AND THE INVISIBLE HAND MECHANISM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Week 4 - Theoretical
LIBERAL POLITICS: THE ORIGIN OF SOCIETY AND THE STATE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIBERALISM AND DEMOCRACY
Week 5 - Theoretical
VIEW OF JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DUTIES OF THE STATE AND POVERTY IN CLASSICAL LIBERALISM
Week 6 - Theoretical
FACTORS THAT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF CLASSICAL LIBERAL THOUGHTS AND POLICIES IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Week 7 - Theoretical
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CLASS INEQUALITIES CREATED BY THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
Week 8 - Theoretical
THE SITUATION OF THE WORKING CLASS AND THE STAGES PASSED BY THE WORKERS' STRUGGLES
Week 9 - Theoretical
THE CRISIS OF 1873 AND THE TRANSITION PROCESS FROM COMPETITIVE CAPITALISM TO MONOPOLY CAPITALISM, BASIC FEATURES OF THE MONOPOLY CAPITALITIST PERIOD
Week 10 - Theoretical
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 1929
Week 11 - Theoretical
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAT BROUGHT WELFARE CAPITALISM, THE ECONOMIC AND THEORETICAL SOURCE OF THE SYSTEM, BASIC FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM
Week 12 - Theoretical
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY
Week 13 - Theoretical
GENERAL SUMMARY AND EVALUATION OF MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
Week 14 - Theoretical
Economic conditions and political conjuncture that prepared the 1973 Economic Crisis and Neo-liberalism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading50210
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026