Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Un insegnamento a scelta
Un insegnamento a scelta
6
C
M-GGR/01
6
C
L-LIN/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/08

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Un insegnamento a scelta
Un insegnamento a scelta
6
C
M-GGR/01
6
C
L-LIN/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/08
activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD

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Teaching code

4S003235

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/12 - ECONOMIC HISTORY

Period

II semestre sede Trento dal Feb 15, 2016 al May 31, 2016.

Learning outcomes

The course aims at investigating the economic phenomena in a historical perspective, paying attention to their complexity, and the relationships between economic events and institutional and political aspects. In particular, we will focus on the growth and development dynamics, as well as the crises, which have characterised the European and international economies in the last two centuries, taking into account the changes in the economic regimes and the evolution of international economic relations, as well as the role of financial systems and business organizations.

Program

The course aims at investigating the economic phenomena in a historical perspective, paying attention to their complexity, and the relationships between economic events and institutional and political aspects. In particular, we will focus on the growth and development dynamics, as well as the crises, which have characterised the European and international economies in the last two centuries, taking into account the changes in the economic regimes and the evolution of international economic relations, as well as the role of financial systems and business organizations.

Main topics:
1. The First industrial revolution: toward new growth patterns
2. From mercantilism to the rise of laissez-faire: the "first globalization"
3. The Second industrial revolution, financial systems and business organizations
4. From WWI to the Great Depression: novel forms of economic regulation
5. Authoritarian regimes and economic dirigisme between two world wars
6. The centrally planned economies: from expansion to collapse
7. International cooperation and economic recovery after WWII
8. The advent of mixed economies and the welfare state
9. The integration of the European economy
10. The "second globalization" between regulatory needs and market dynamics

Reference textbooks:
- Vera Zamagni, Perché l'Europa ha cambiato il mondo. Una storia economica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2^ ed. 2015
- Derek Howard Aldcroft, L'economia europea dal 1914 al 2000, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2000

Further references will be given during the lectures.

Examination Methods

For attending students: report on a specific topic; written exam and (optional) oral exam.
For non-attending students: written and oral exam.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE