EKBPDSE History of World Economy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Pavel Nezval, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Pavel Nezval, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
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
Course objectives
The course introduces students to the development of the world economy since ancient times, over a period of overseas discoveries, expansion of Europe until now, when the world economy in the traditional sense converted to a globalized economy. Students are introduced with the main development trends and the factors that caused and their impact on economic development. Interpretation is structured according to the time point of view, considerable attention is devoted to the development of the early 21st century. The course further develops the skills acquired in the course the world economy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Economic history and economic development
    2. Economic development of ancient times
    3. The emergence of feudalism and economic development of medieval Europe
    4. Non-European economies before the expansion of Europe
    5. Overseas discoveries and European domination of the world
    6. The emergence of modern industry
    7. Model of development - the first industrial landscape industrial landscape of late
    8. Imperial period of development in the first World War
    9. Developments in the world economy in the interwar period
    10. Developments in the world economy after the second World War in the late 20th century
    11. Globalizing World Economy 70-90 the 20th century and the role and importance of information technology services
    12. The world economy in the early 21st century
    13. Changes in the global economy in the early 21st century
Literature
    required literature
  • BALHAR, V. Dejiny svetového hospodárstva. Bratislava: EKONÓM, 2003. ISBN 80-225-1724-0. info
  • CAMERON, R. Stručné ekonomické dějiny světa: od doby kamenné do současnosti. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1996. ISBN 80-85865-21-1. info
  • CAMERON, R. A short history of world economy. London: MIT Press, 1992. info
    recommended literature
  • SIRUČEK, P. A KOL. Hospodářské dějiny a ekonomické teorie: (vývoj-současnost-výhledy). Slaný: Melandrium, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86175-03-4. info
  • ASHWORTH, W. A short history of international economy since 1850. London: Longman, 1991. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
ongoing test - 50 %, oral exam
Other study load: the study of scientific literature, search and study of current literature related to issue.

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž90
Přednáška26
Zkouška40
Summary156
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