82004 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD ECONOMY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course will examine the growth of the world economy in the modern era, with a special emphasis on crucial episodes such as the agrarian revolution, the industrial revolution and its ramifications, the global spread of trade and the structure of trade relations, the development of financial markets, and the divide between advanced and less development countries. By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the main episodes and long-term dynamics in the history of the world economy, and will be conversant with fundamental scholarship in the long-term economic history of the world.

Contenuti

This course will take a long view of the economic and political history of the world, and discuss how flows of commodities, people, and ideas have become increasingly globalized.

We will discuss how waves of globalization and deglobalization affect national and international inequality, economic development and institutions, as well as the relationship between global and local dynamics, and between economic, political, and social phenomena.

Learning aims

By the end of the course, you will have developed critical thinking skills and will be able to analyze and discuss the fundamental trends of globalizing and de-globalizing eras. You will also be able to critically examine the historical and economic scholarship on world economic development.

Testi/Bibliografia

Mandatory readings:

IMPORTANT NOTE: You are strongly encouraged to order books well in advance of the start of the course, as delivery time may be significant (no xeroxes allowed; no screen class). You are expected to have read each text at the time we discuss it.

Ronald Findlay and Kevin O'Rourke (2007), Power and Plenty, Princeton: Princeton University Press

Joel Mokyr (2017), A Culture of Growth. The Origins of the Modern Economy, Princeton: Princeton University Press

Richard Baldwin (2016), The Great Convergence. Information Technology and the New Globalization, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

As this is an advanced class, you are expected to have a solid knowledge of modern and contemporary history. You might find the following texts useful:

C. A. Bayly (2004), The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, London: Blackwell

C. A. Bayly (2018), Remaking the Modern World, 1900-2015, London: Blackwell

C. A. Bayly and Tim Harper (2008), Forgotten Wars, London: Penguin

Stephen Broadberry and Kevin O'Rourke, eds. (2010), The Cambridge History of Modern Europe (2 volumes), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Peter Dear (2019), Revolutionizing the Sciences, Princeton: Princeton University Press

Elhanan Helpman (2018), Globalization and Inequality, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press

Tony Judt (2006), Postwar, London: Penguin

Ian Kershaw (2016), To Hell and Back, London: Penguin

Ian Kershaw (2019), Roller-Coaster, London: Penguin

David Kotz (2017), The Rise and Fall of Neoliberal Capitalism, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press

Mark Mazower (1999), Dark Continent, London: Penguin

Or Rosenboim (2017), The emergence of Globalism, Princeton: Princeton University Press

J. C. Sharman (2019), Empires of the Weak, Princeton: Princeton University Press

Jeffrey G. Williamson, Trade and Poverty, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

Metodi didattici

Lectures and class discussion. Depending on the number of students attending the course, class presentations by students on specific topics may be organized, in agreement with the instructor.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Grades will be assigned on the basis of a written exam (for students attending class) or an oral exam (for non-attending students). The exam will evaluate your ability to explain and discuss critically the facts and analytical questions examined during the class lectures and in the bibliographic references.

Orario di ricevimento

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