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.
n this course, the long-term economic development is studied. The course traces the main transformations of the international economy starting from the industrial revolution; it focuses 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 (see aulaweb page for further information)
-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 On Thuesday h 15-17 by appointment due to sanitary emergency rules please contact me by e.mail in order to plan a meeting in my office or on Teams/Skype For any change see the web page of the course on Aulaweb
LUISA PICCINNO (President)
MARCO DORIA
ANTONIO IODICE
MARINA ROMANI
ANDREA ZANINI
2nd semester
15/2/2022
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
