SVBADCH History of the European and the Czechoslovakian Economy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lubomír Nenička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lubomír Nenička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lubomír Nenička, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquain students with economic development in European countries. The course will analyze integrational trends, common features and specifics of economic development in Europe and Czechoslovakia from beginnings of industrial society to fall of communistic regimes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Birth of the modern industrial society
    2. Economic aspects of First World War
    3. Czechoslovak economy after the establishment of independent state
    4. Russian economy after 1917
    5. Great Depression and efforts of overcoming the crisis
    6. Rise of nacism in Germany and its consequences
    7. War economy of European countries during Second World War
    8. Economic recovery of postwar Europe and Czechoslovakia
    9. West after 1950 and beginning of the European integration
    10. Formation of the Soviet bloc
    11. Reforms of centrally planned economies and its results in Czechoslovakia
    12. Changes of economic development in the 1970s and 1980s
    13. Fall of communistic regimes and completion of European integration
Literature
    required literature
  • VITTORIO, A. An Economic History of Europe: from expansion to development. London, 2006. ISBN 978-0-415-35625-1. info
    recommended literature
  • HOWARD, M., L. R. WILLIAM. The Oxford history of the twentieth century. 1st edition, Oxford, 1998. ISBN 0-19-820428-0. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
attendance at seminar 70 %, seminar paper, course credit test
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž47
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zápočet30
Summary116

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