Stefania ECCHIA | ECONOMIC HISTORY
Stefania ECCHIA ECONOMIC HISTORY
cod. 1212100073
ECONOMIC HISTORY
| 1212100073 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES | |
| EQF6 | |
| POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 3 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECS-P/12 | 6 | 40 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE A BASIC HISTORICAL-ECONOMIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC THEMES RELATED TO THE EVOLUTIONARY SCENARIOS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIES, COMPARATIVELY, ON BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL SCALES. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES APPLIED IN SOUTHERN ITALY. THE STUDENT'S LEARNING WILL FOCUS ON ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE GENERAL OUTLINES OF ECONOMIC HISTORY IN ORDER TO INTERPRET, FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, THE MAIN MACROECONOMIC PHENOMENA IN RELATION TO THE ECONOMIC CYCLE, THE PROCESSES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE DEVELOPMENT MODELS OF CAPITALIST ECONOMIES, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES, AND THE EUROPEAN AND EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE CRITICAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS IN RELATION TO HISTORICAL EVENTS AND THEIR HISTORIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| A KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY IS RECOMMENDED. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| POPULATION, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, MALTHUSIAN THEORY, AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION (2 HOURS); ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL ERA (LITTLE AND GREAT DIVERGENCE) (4 HOURS); THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH PROCESSES (4 HOURS); INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND GROWTH: FROM MERCANTILISM TO FREE TRADE (2 HOURS); THE INDUSTRIOUS REVOLUTION AND THE INDUSTRIAL ENLIGHTENMENT (2 HOURS); THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION (4 HOURS); IMPERIALISM AND THE GREAT WAR (2 HOURS); BANKING SYSTEM, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FINANCIAL CRISES (2 HOURS); GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION: FROM MINIMAL STATE TO WELFARE STATE (2 HOURS); ECONOMIC POLICIES AFTER WORLD WAR II (2 HOURS); THE PROCESS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE ITALIAN ECONOMY FROM POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION TO THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE (2 HOURS); LARGE AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (2 HOURS); THE CRISIS OF THE 1970S AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL FABRIC (2 HOURS); NORTH/SOUTH DUALISM AND POLICIES OF ECONOMIC COHESION AND CONVERGENCE (2 HOURS); DECOLONIZATION (2 HOURS); INEQUALITY (2 HOURS); GLOBALIZATION (PRODUCT MARKETS, CAPITAL MARKETS, LABOR MARKETS, AND IMMIGRATION) (2 HOURS). |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| FRONTAL LESSONS (40 HOURS) |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| MIDTERM WRITTEN TESTS WITH OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS THAT WILL WEIGHT 50% ON THE FINAL VOTE; FINAL ORAL TEST WITH THE PRESENTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL REPORT THAT WILL WEIGHT 50% ON THE FINAL VOTE. THE ORAL EXAM WILL BE AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISCIPLINE, THE CAPACITY FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND THE EXPOSITORY CLARITY. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| KARL GUNNAR PERSSON, AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. FRANCO AMATORI - ANDREA COLLI, THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. A CONCISE HISTORY, ROUTLEDGE. |
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