This course will serve as an introduction to the interdependence of business and government. Businesses produce the private goods & services that are fundamental to a functioning economy. Government supplies the public goods, regulations, and redistribution that enable business and society to thrive. This course will therefore investigate the different roles and capacities of government and business for solving economic and social problems. It will draw upon on theory and evidence rather than philosophy or political ideology. The realms of fiscal, trade, monetary, and regulatory policy will be explored. In doing so, students will consider the questions: upon what scientific basis might one decide if government action is justified? If so, then what instruments or tools does government have at its disposal; how might we choose amongst them? How do we identify stakeholders; and how should we expect stakeholders to respond? Along the way, students will learn professional communications techniques: the proper use of presentation software, basic data visualization, brief and memo writing. Finally, this course will not dictate judgements about what functions government or business should or should not perform; students will decide for themselves.