BPE_HOD1 Economic History 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Hana Lipovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petra Chovancová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:50 P103
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPE_HOD1/01: each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:50 P201, L. Coufalová
BPE_HOD1/02: each even Tuesday 16:00–17:50 P201, L. Žídek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( BPE_MAE1 Macroeconomics 1 || BPE_MAC1 Macroeconomics 1 )
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
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Course objectives
The objective of Economic History 1 course is to understand the development of the world economy over the last 200 years. Firstly, the student becomes acquainted with the chronological development of the world economy as a whole and subsequently with the development of individual economic centers.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- analyse events from the history of the world economy,
- apply knowledge from economic history to contemporary events in the world economy,
- discuss and presents his or her own opinion.
- apply knowledge from macroeconomic course.
Syllabus
  • LECTURES: 1. The introduction to the world economy - definition, global trends; revision of the basics of macroeconomics; 2. Development of the world economy since the beginning of the 19th Century till the First World War – the role of Great Britain, colonial system, international trade and investment; 3. The world economy between 1918 and the end of the 1920s – the impact of the First World War, characteristics of the 1920s, development in Germany and the USA; 4. The development in the 1930s –the Great Depression, collapse of the international trade; 5. The reconstruction after the Second World War till 1970s – war economies, situation after the war, reconstruction, bipolarity, successful development in the 1950s and the 1960s; 6. The oil crises and the development in the 1980s – the causes and the impact of the oil crises; 7. The development of the monetary system – gold standard, modification of the gold standard, Bretton-Wood system, monetary system after 1973; 8. Japan – the development till the First World War, the economy between the wars, the reconstruction and economic miracle after the war, troubles in the 1970s, difficulties in the 1990s; 9. the USA – characteristics of the system, the economic development before the First World War, the golden period after the Second World War, stagflation in the 1970s, Reganomics, strong economy in the 1990s; 10. Europe/ developing countries – European integration, euro, characteristics of a developing country, reasons for lagging behind and ways to overcome it, Asian tigers; 11. Russia and centrally planned economies – Russia in the 19th Century, creation of the planned economy after the 1917, gradual worsening of the economic situation; constitution of the centrally planned economies, characteristic of the system, the fall; 12. Czechoslovakia/ international organizations – development of the Czechoslovak economy between 1918 and today; the characteristics of the main international organizations; 13. Contemporary situation in the world economy – the regions, trends, the development of the main economic indicators, globalization SEMINARS: selected problems from the world economy
Literature
    required literature
  • ŽÍDEK, Libor. Dějiny světového hospodářství (History of World Economy). 2. rozšířené. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2009, 400 pp. ISBN 978-80-7380-184-7. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars. Basic macroeconomic knowledge is a precondition for the course. The students have to fill self-correcting exercises in the IS during every week in the semester and gain more than 40% points. And the studens have to be prepared for the seminars - foremost read articles in advance.
Assessment methods
The exam takes place in the exam period. The exam has a written form/on computers. It is necessary to have more than 60 % to pass the exam. Students are required to work throughout semester and failing this may result in point loss at the final exam or them not being admitted to the final exam. Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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