CODE 71957 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA E COMMERCIO 8699 (L-33) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE 8697 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B C D TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description This course aims at offering an overview of the economic development from the Modern Age to the 21st century from a comparative perspective by focusing on the factors responsible for modern growth. Economists study the patterns and look for similarly events and verify if they support a specific theory. Economic history forces students to add to the technical rigor of their knowledge an extra dimension of rigor: verifying whether the model they are studying fit the facts or not. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES In this course, the long term European and international economic development is studied. The course traces the main transformations of the international economy, focusing on some significant issues, such as population, agriculture, international commerce, manufacturing and finance. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides a systematic-interpretative framework of the most important changes that have characterized the evolution of the structure of the global economic system starting from the Industrial Revolution. TEACHING METHODS Face to face lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT -The preindustrial societies -Population patterns -The Industrial Revolution - Development patterns: the Second Comers. - From the first globalization to the second World War -The modern economic development from 1945 to 1979 - The second globalization and its crises RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For English textbooks and teaching material, Erasmus students please contact us by e-mail. Specific readings will be provided by the instructor on Aulaweb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARINA ROMANI Ricevimento: MARINA ROMANI Room 1015 - First Floor -17 September- 18 December: Mondays 16-17 - Tuesdays 11.30 - 12.30 -From 18 February 2019 Wednesdays 12 to 14. Before coming, please contact me by e-mail: romani@economia.unige.it The office hour on November 5 and November 12 will be anticipated at 13.30-14.30 Exam Board MARINA ROMANI (President) MARCO DORIA LUISA PICCINNO ANDREA ZANINI LESSONS LESSONS START February 18th, 2018 Class schedule ECONOMIC HISTORY D EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test, with multiple choice and open-ended questions. The test is the same for attending or non-attending students. However, attending students can choose to answer two question among four ones indicated by the lecturer or also answer one question among them indicated by the lecturer and answer the "dossier-option". Non-attending students must answer two questions indicated by the lecturer. In summer and winter sessions, which include more than one economic history exam, students who have had an insufficient mark will not be able to take the exam immediately after the test they have failed ASSESSMENT METHODS The written test aims at verifying student's understanding of the topics developed in class, the student's ability to use the technical jargon of Economic History and the degree of in-depth study of the main topics that the lecturer dealt with in class. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 08/01/2019 13:00 GENOVA Scritto 24/01/2019 13:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/02/2019 13:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/06/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 21/06/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 04/07/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/09/2019 13:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION
