Introduction to European Economic History
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIE-EHD | Z,ZK | 3 | 2P+1C | English |
- Relations:
- The course BIE-EPR can be graded only after the course BIE-EHD has been successfully completed.
- In order to register for course BIE-EPR, the student must have registered for course BIE-EPR in a previous semester or in the same semester.
- Course guarantor:
- Tomáš Evan
- Lecturer:
- Tomáš Evan
- Tutor:
- Tomáš Evan
- Supervisor:
- Department of Software Engineering
- Synopsis:
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The course introduces a selection of themes from the European economic history. It gives the student basic knowledge about forming of the global economy through the description of the key periods in history. As European countries have been dominant actors in this process it focuses predominantly on their roles in the economic history. From large economic area of Roman Empire to fragmentation of the Middle Ages, from destruction of WWII to the current affairs, the development of modern financial institutions is deciphered. The course does not cover detailed economic history of particular European countries but rather the impact of trade and role of particular events, institutions and organizations in history. Class meetings will consist of a mixture of lecture and discussion.
- Requirements:
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No requirements.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. Introduction to the course, its administration and assignments, World before global economy - local and regional markets and specialization
2. The origins of capitalist society
3. From European Mercantilism to Liberalism
4. European Colonization in Early Modern Period
5. Agricultural and Industrial Revolution in Europe
6. The Origins of the Global Economy ? World after Napoleonic Wars and Pax Britannica
7. Globalization, its Origins and the First Wave
8. World War I and the End of the First Wave of Globalization
9. Rebuilding the World Economy ? World Economy before and After World War II the Origin of World Financial Institutions ? Bretton-Woods System (WBI, GATT)
10. Pax Americana ? Second Wave of Globalization, Decolonization and the Third World Economies
11. European Economic Renaissance and Integration in 1950s and 1960s, World before and after Oil Crises of 1973 and 1979 ? the end of Golden Standard
12. Eastern Bloc countries before and after fall of communism, The end of history, or is it not? Review
13. Presentations, Test
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
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The course introduces a selection of themes from the European economic history. It gives the student basic knowledge about forming of the global economy through the description of the key periods in history. As European countries have been dominant actors in this process it focuses predominantly on their roles in the economic history. From large economic area of Roman Empire to fragmentation of the Middle Ages, from destruction of WWII to the current affairs, the development of modern financial institutions is deciphered. The course does not cover detailed economic history of particular European countries but rather the impact of trade and role of particular events, institutions and organizations in history. Class meetings will consist of a mixture of lecture and discussion.
- Study materials:
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Evan, T., Chapters of European Economic History, Praha 2014.
Readings available for every week.
Maps, videos and other resources.
- Note:
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Information about the course and courseware are available at https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/course/search.php?search=BIE-EHD
- Further information:
- https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/course/search.php?search=BIE-EHD
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization, Information Security, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization, Software Engineering, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization, Computer Science, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization, Computer Networks and Internet, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, 2021 (elective course)
- Study plan for Ukrainian refugees (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization, Computer Engineering, Version 2024 (elective course)