Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) Identify and explain the key historiographical debates concerning the development of the global economy, shifting centres of gravity of economic development, the evolution of products and markets, and the differing role the state in theory and practice in comparative perspective.
b) Demonstrate their knowledge of the historical development of the British economy in the 19th century, the contemporary rise of rival economies of Germany and the USA, and the developmental strategies pursued by the Japanese and Russian economies. Students will also attain a knowledge of the changing nature of production in the 19th century, particularly the rise of mass production and global markets. Students will also be required to demonstrate their knowledge of the impact of war on the global economy in the 20th century, role of state intervention in a variety of settings from inter-war America to post-war Japan, the rise of the large corporation and alternative industrial economic strategies and structures.
c) Reflect critically on debates over the relative decline of the British economy, the rise of the US economy, the rise and challenges of the Asian economies, the relationship between civil and military economies, the political, social and cultural context in which economic change has taken place, and the nature of state intervention in economic activity.
d) Gather and sift appropriate items of historical evidence
e) Develop and sustain historical arguments ? in both oral (not assessed) and written work
f) Work both independently and collaboratively whilst being able to participate in group discussions (not assessed)

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