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4501: Economic History ( forår 2011 - 5 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: Elective bachelor's and master's level course    
• Semester/kvarter: Each spring term  
• Timer per uge: 4 lectures per week for 6 weeks. Week 12 - 18, from 9.15-13.00 in 026/1327. First lecture on Friday, March 25.   
• Deltagerbegrænsning:
• Undervisningssted: Århus
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 31047

Formål

The student should be able to:

• Analyse and reflect upon what determines economic evolution
• Analyse and reflect upon what has been characteristic of economic activity at different points of time
• Analyse and reflect upon the relevance of a historical perspective for contemporary business strategy

Indhold

This course is intended to provide an overview of the international economic history since 1870. Students will get an understanding of what has been recurrent and what has been specific in the economic evolution international (and in Denmark). The course will take place as lectures and discussions.

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS:
The textbook has a chronological structure dividing the years since 1870 into three eras. Each era is structured along the same lines. The subject areas of the course will follow the structure of the textbook.

For each of the eras 1870-1914, 1914-1945 and 1945-2010 economic growth, sectoral developments, business cycles, demography and living standards will be discussed supplementing the textbook when necessary or useful with Danish examples. 

Faglige forudsætninger

Underviser

Jørgen Fink and Michael Bruun

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

Lectures and discussions

English

Litteratur

Stephen Broadberry and Kevin H. O'Rourke (ed.): The Cambridge economic history of
Modern Europe. Volume 2: 1870 to the present. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
(paperback).
Notes on Danish economic history since 1847

Bedømmelse