Teaching code

4S02513

Academic staff

Maria Luisa Ferrari, Edoardo Demo

Coordinator

Maria Luisa Ferrari

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• History of trade of the course Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity)

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/12 - ECONOMIC HISTORY

Period

Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Oct 3, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

Location

VERONA

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course intends to provide the fundamental elements required for an understanding of the international economic relationships which developed in the Modern and Contemporary Age. After an outline of the historical conditions and the motives underlying the expansion of Europe, the course investigates forms of organisation of production, trade and circulation of the characteristic goods from the different areas (Europe, America ...) in the 15th-20th centuries with particular emphasis on the problem of the structure of interregional and intercontinental trade routes. Consistent with the vision that inspires the CdLM, upon completion of the course the students will know the historical antecedents of the current model of market economy and will be able to compare and give historical depth to the analysis of modern economic systems.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prior knowledge is required. Consultation of a High School History manual is recommended

Program

European Expansion: Historical Conditions and Economic Reasons.
Production and Trade from 15th to 18th Centuries: Goods, Traffic Routes, Financial and Commercial Organization.
World Trade from 1500 to 1780.
Inequality and Poverty.
History of Industrialization in the contemporary Age: a global Perspective.
World Trade and Globalization during the Nineteenth-Twentieth Century.
Introduction to the global History of Science and Technology.
Globalization at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century.
The Future of Globalization: Economic and Political Challenges.
Introduction to the History of Marketing and business Communication.
Teaching materials will be available online at the elearning course section.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures and possible in-depth seminars. The teaching materials used in class will be available on the teaching web page. Lessons are held face to face, with registration on the Panopto platform. The recording will be made available within a few days.

Learning assessment procedures

For both attending and non-attending students, the exam consists of an interview aimed at ascertaining the candidate's overall maturity through questions on the program and on the texts indicated. During the oral exam to be held in the presence, unless otherwise indicated, various questions will be asked on the various topics of the program, in order to verify the communicative, expository and critical ability of the student. In this regard, particular attention will be paid: - to the depth and extent of the concepts learned; - the properties of language in the presentation of concepts and notions; - the ability to adequately connect the various acquired knowledge; - the ability to critically relate the events of the past with what is happening in the contemporary world.

Evaluation criteria

Oral exam Marks out of thirty The evaluation will examine in particular the following skills: - depth and extension of the notions learned; - language properties in the exposition of concepts and notions; - ability to adequately link the various acquired knowledge; - ability to critically relate the events of the past with what is happening in the contemporary world.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

-

Exam language

Italiano