Module Identifier |
EU10210 |
Module Title |
EUROPEAN ECONOMY:DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION |
Academic Year |
2001/2002 |
Co-ordinator |
Mr Nicholas Perdikis |
Semester |
Semester 2 |
Course delivery |
Lecture | 16 Hours 2 per week |
|
Seminars / Tutorials | 3 Hours Three classes per seminar group |
Assessment |
Essay | One essay plus satisfactory completion of the course. | 20% |
|
Exam | 1.5 Hours | 80% |
Module outline
The current year's module outline can be found via The School's website
Aims of the module
This module is designed to introduce students to the nature and development of the European economy. More specifically it
concentrates on the earlier economic divisions of Europe between free market economies on the one hand and centrally
planned economies on the other, the collapse of the latter and the desire for closer European economic union. The course will
conclude with a discussion concerning the forces that are currently influencing the future shape of the European economy.
Objectives
To equip students with an understanding of the main forces that have shaped and continue to influence the development of the
European Economy.
Outline syllabus
1. Introduction and Overview
i. The structure and extent of the European Economy
ii. The economic aftermath of the war
iii. The post war economic division of Europe
iv. The resurgence of economic growth
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
N M Healey.
The Economics of the New Europe".
"The European Economy 1914-1990".