CODE 95060 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno ECONOMIA E COMMERCIO 8699 (L-33) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno ECONOMIA AZIENDALE 8697 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/12 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course is aimed at improving the knowledge of the economic changes of European economy in the Twentieth Century, examining both its failures and its successes in responding to the challenges of the age. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The main goal of the course is to offer a survey of European economy’s chronological development looking at the main factors of economic growth and at the various regimes that were introduced in Europe during XX century. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Specific attention will be paid to issues like the economic trends, the economic policies pursued by different governments, the role and the place of Europe in the global economic system. TEACHING METHODS Lectures, seminars and workshops on specific topics SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1. Europe’s Laissez-faire system and its impact before World War I. 2.The interwars period. The rise of a regulated market system. 3. Economic dirigisme. The centrally planned economic system. 4. Mixed economy and the Welfare State in post World War II Western Europe 5. Europe facing globalization. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ivan T. Berend, An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe. Economic regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2016. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARCO DORIA Ricevimento: On Wednesdays, 10-12 Exam Board MARCO DORIA (President) LUISA PICCINNO ANDREA ZANINI LESSONS LESSONS START February 26th, 2018 Class schedule EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION For students who regularly attend lessons. Written exam with some open questions on main topics discussed in the course. The course grades will be based also on the quality and contribution of the student to groupworks in class. For students who don’t attend lessons. Oral exam on the contents of the Text book (Ivan T. Berend, An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe. Economic regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2016). Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 17/01/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/02/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 05/06/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/06/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 03/07/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/09/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Goals of the course Knowledge and understanding Students must acquire adeguate knowledge and effective understanding of the operation-mechanisms of economic systems in a comparative and long-term perspective. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding Students must learn to apply acquired knowledge and understand problems related to the current economic context as a result of its historical evolution. Judgment Autonomy Students must be able to use both conceptual and operational skills acquired with autonomy of judgment and skills in different application contexts. Communication Skills Students must acquire the technical language of the discipline to communicate clearly and unambiguously to specialists and non specialists. Learning Abilities Students must develop adequate learning skills so they will be able to elaborate autonomously the key issues of the discipline, especially in the working contexts where they will operate.
