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.
Study Plan
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.
1° Year
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
History of Science and Technology - LM
History of Political Thought
Un insegnamento a scelta
Un insegnamento a scelta
Contemporary Italian Literature II
History of Contemporary Art II - LM
History of Medieval Art I
History of Modern Art II
Italian Philology II (Medieval and Humanistic Philology)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
History of Science and Technology - LM
History of Political Thought
Un insegnamento a scelta
Un insegnamento a scelta
Contemporary Italian Literature II
History of Contemporary Art II - LM
History of Medieval Art I
History of Modern Art II
Italian Philology II (Medieval and Humanistic Philology)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Economic history LM (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S003235
Teacher
Coordinator
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.