Course description
This course aims at offering an overview of the economic growth and development from the Modern Age to the 21st century in a comparative perspective by focusing on the strategic factors responsible for modern growth.
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.
Face to face lectures
In case of sanitary emergency : on line or blended classes (se aulaweb page for further informaion)
-Before the modern industry: preindustrial societies
-Population patterns
-The start of modern Industry. England’s 17th century
- 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
For English textbooks and teaching material, Erasmus students please contact me by e-mail.
Specific readings will be provide by the instructor on the e-learning course (Aulaweb)
Ricevimento: Dipartimento di Economia - I floor - office n. 1020 Phone: (+39) 010209 - 5479 Email : piccinno@economia.unige.it due to sanitary emergency rules please contact the Lecturer by e.mail in order to plan a meeting on Teams For any change see the web page of the course on Aulaweb
LUISA PICCINNO (President)
MARCO DORIA
MARINA ROMANI
ANDREA ZANINI
17 February 2020
ECONOMIC HISTORY C
written examination (see aulaweb page for changes due to sanitary emergency)
Written examination, with multiple choice and open ended questions. See aulaweb page for changes due to sanitary emergency
