BUS 435 - Business and Government

Credit Hours: 3

Examines the relationship between business and government including a study of the U.S. Constitution and the basis for and the limits upon government regulation of business; the history and current impact of government policy on business through direct regulation such as antitrust law, consumer protection law, employment, safety, environmental, and civil rights regulation; the influence of government on business through indirect action such as foreign trade and foreign investment policy, fiscal and monetary policy, entitlement and defense spending and taxation; and strategic responses of business to these policies.

Prerequisite: BUS 271, BUS 403, and one ECN course