ECON 219
Global Economic History
Last Offered Spring 2012
Division II
Writing Skills
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
Why did Western Europe–and not China, India, or the Middle East–first experience the Industrial Revolution? Why did Latin America fall behind in the 20th century? Why have the countries of East Asia recently experienced such high rates of economic growth? And why has Africa remained so poor for so long? These and other questions will guide our exploration of world economic development over the past several millennia. We will draw on micro and macroeconomic theory to help explain and interpret the historical roots of the modern global economy. Our focus will be broadly comparative across space and time, with an emphasis on how institutions, resource endowments, cultural and technological revolutions, and market developments have driven economic changes.
The Class:
Format: tutorial; weekly one hour meetings in groups of two
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3022
Grading: OPG
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3022
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on five 5- to 7-page papers, critiques of fellow students' papers, a longer revision of a paper, and engagement in discussion
Prerequisites:
ECON 110 and 120 or equivalent
Enrollment Preferences:
first-year students and sophomores intending to major in Economics
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
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