This course critically discusses and applies competing narratives and perspectives of economic thinking to the great challenges societies face in the early 21st century. These economic problems are complex and diverse and often require multi-dimensional solutions drawn from a range of diverse perspectives. Problems such as economic instability and crises, inequality, climate change and environmental degradation as well as poverty, exploitation, and gender inequality can be approached from very different angles within the economics discipline. The purpose of this course is to introduce course participants to the depth of diverse perspectives that inform economic thinking. A pluralistic approach will be taken to explore scholarly thinking around human nature & economic behaviour, incorporating views from various school of economic thought including but not limited to Neo-classical, Austrian, Marxist, institutional, feminist, evolutionary, ecological and behavioural approaches. Students will apply these perspectives to explore alternative paths to sustainable economic development. The overall aim is to provide course participants with the intellectual and analytic tools to navigate the increasingly complex world as individual members of society and in their future professional roles.