1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2022/2023
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Politologia - Second-cycle Erasmus programme
5. International Economic Relations

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International Economic Relations - course description

Aim of the course

The basic goal of the International Economic Relations Studies is to familiarize the student with primary issues of international economy. The system of international economy, trade politics, introduction to International Economic Relations and basic issues of economic integration will be analyzed with special focus on the European Union (Economic and Currency Union) and international financial institutions.

Prerequisites

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Scope

International economic relations – basic definitions. Interventionism vs. Liberalism in international economic relations; influence of globalisation on international economic relations. Definition and structure of the global economy. International labour distribution. International trade and international trade politics. International service turnover. International finance flow. Global labour and technology flow. Economy based on knowledge. Global Economy’s most important institutions. Processes of international integration. Global and international corporations. Currency and payment issues in modern economies. The Euro-zone. Global Economic Crisis. Protest movements.

Teaching methods

Lecture, self-study, conversation

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Activity during classes, conversation

Recommended reading

• International political economy,  Nolt, James H.,  2015.
• Advanced introduction to international political economy,  Cohen, Benjamin J.,  2014.
• Growth of the international economy,  Graff, Michael,  2014.
• The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, Deaton Angus, Princeton 2013.
• The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Paperback, Sachs Jeffrey, 2006.
• The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions, Sachs Jeffrey, 2020.
• The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future, Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2013.

Further reading

Reports of Munich Security Conference:

1. Collapsing Order, Reluctant Guardians? (2015);
2. Boundless Crises, Reckless Spoilers, Helpless Guardians (2016);
3. Post-Truth, Post-West, Post-Order? (2017 );
4. To the Brink and Back (2018 r.);
5. The Great Puzzle: Who will Pick Up the Pieces (2019 );
6. Westlessness (2020 )
7. Polypandemic. Munich Security Report Special Edition on Development, Fragility, and Conflict in the Era of Covid-19 (2020)
8. Munich Security Report. Between States of Matter – Competition and Cooperation (2021)
9. Munich Security Report. Turning the Tide – Unlearning Helplessness (2022).

Reports of international organisations:

1. Global Report on Trafficking
2. Reports of World economic Forum
3. Doing Business Report
4. Europe Competitiveness Report
5. Corruption Perception Index etc.

Notes

Modified by dr hab. Aleksandra Kruk, prof. UZ (last modification: 28-04-2022 13:12)