| Module Identifier | HY10820 | ||
| Module Title | THE GLOBAL ECONOMY SINCE 1850 | ||
| Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Dr Richard Coopey | ||
| Semester | Semester 2 | ||
| Course delivery | Lecture | 18 Hours | |
| Seminar | 5 Hours | ||
| Assessment | Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
| Essay | 2 x 2,500 word essays | 40% | |
Brief description
This module will provide an overview of the world economy since 1850. It will follow a broadly chronological pattern, and will locate competing economic theory against a background of empirical analysis.
The module will be accessible to general history students in addition to students from related disciplines such as economics and business studies.
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
D. Landes. (1970)
The Unbound Prometheus. Cambridge UP
Paul Kennedy. (1989)
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Fontana
C. Schmitz. (1993)
The Growth of Big Business in the United States & Europe, 1850-1939. Cambridge UP