1. SylabUZ
2. Wydział Humanistyczny
3. semestr letni 2023/2024
4. Historia - Program Erasmus drugiego stopnia
5. Economic History of the World

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Economic History of the World - opis przedmiotu

Cel przedmiotu

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic issues as well as the network of concepts and definitions related to economic history. After completing the course, the student should understand the differences and convergences occurring in subsequent historical eras. Additionally, the classes will present the processes of evolution of economic systems from ancient times to the present.

Wymagania wstępne

Zapisz zmiany

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Zakres tematyczny

1. The subject of economic history and its periodization. Determinants of economic development: resources, technologies, institutions and innovations.
2. Economy in ancient times. Slavery and its importance in different regions of the world.
3. The Middle Ages and its economic system. Feudalism, settlements, guilds, agrarian relations, the importance of banks and credit.
4. Consequences of geographical discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Colonial expansion and its meaning. Economic dualism.
5. Economic theories from the 16th to the 18th century (bullionism, mercantilism, physiocratism and liberalism).
6. Changes in the economic world in the 19th century.
7. Economic crises, their causes and consequences.
8. The world economy in 1918-1939.
9. Economy after 1945, reconstruction of the economy of the West and its integration.
10. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the centrally planned economy as emanations of real socialism.
11. World financial order after World War II.
12. Globalization in the world economy and its importance.

Metody kształcenia

assessment based on active participation in classes,

Efekty uczenia się i metody weryfikacji osiągania efektów uczenia się

Opis efektu	Symbole efektów	Metody weryfikacji	Forma zajęć

Warunki zaliczenia

preparation of a given topic (presentation, lecture),

passing an exam obtaining a minimum of 60% of the total number of points.

Literatura podstawowa

1. Cameron Rondo, A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present,

Literatura uzupełniająca

1. Cipolla Carlo M., Revisions in Economic History: XII. The Trends in Italian Economic History in the Later Middle Ages, The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 2, No. 2 (1949), pp. 181-184,
2. Michel, Kott Sandrine, Matějka Ondřej (Eds.), Planning in Cold War Europe. Competition, Cooperation, Circulations (1950s–1970s), Berlin, Boston 2018,
3. Eichengreen Barry, Epilogue: Three Perspectives on the Bretton Woods System, published in: A Retrospective on the Bretton Woods System: Lessons for International Monetary Reform, Chicago 1993,
4. Frankel Jeffrey A., Globalization of Economy, published in: NBER Working Paper Series,   Cambridge 2000,
5. Harrison Mark, The economics of World War II Six great powers in international comparison, Cambridge 1998,
6. Crafts Nicholas, Explaining the first Industrial Revolution: two views,European Review of Economic History , Volume 15 , Issue 1, 2011 , pp. 153 – 168,
7. Jasper Kathryn L., The Economics of Reform in the Middle Ages, History CompassVolume 10, Issue 6, 2012, pp. 423-495
8. Mohajan, Haradhan, The First Industrial Revolution: Creation of a New Global Human Era, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities , Vol. 5, No. 4 (17 October 2019): pp. 377-387,
9. Shopina Iryna, Oliinyk Olena, Finaheiev Valerii, globalization and its negative impact on the global economy, published in: Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 3(5), 457-461.

Uwagi

Zmodyfikowane przez dr hab. Radosław Domke, prof. UZ (ostatnia modyfikacja: 29-01-2024 23:53)