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9 credits - Basic
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6 credits - Related/Supplementary
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2 credits
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9 credits - Characterising
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9 credits - Basic
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Course year: 2

FINANCIAL AND ACTUARIAL CALCULUS

6 credits - Characterising
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9 credits - Characterising
STATISTICS

9 credits - Characterising
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

9 credits - Characterising
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12 credits - Characterising
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9 credits - Characterising
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6 credits - Related/Supplementary
ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY AND CULTURE

6 credits - Related/Supplementary
FINAL TEST

4 credits - Language/Final Examination
FINANCE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

9 credits - Characterising
INTERNSHIP

3 credits - For stages and internships
TEACHING - FREE CHOICE

12 credits - Student's own choice

ECONOMIC HISTORY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

A004821

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Academic Year of provision:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Location:

MANTOVA

Disciplinary Sector:

Economic History

Language:

Italian

Grouping type:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BELFANTI Carlo Professor

Cycle:

First four months

Hours of classroom activity:

Hours of individual study:

110

none

Educational Goals

The main final aim of the course is to acquire historical knowledge about
the socio-economic development of the Western world from the Middle
Ages to the twentieth century.
Students shall demonstrate that they know and understand the economic evolution of the western world in historical perspective; that they are able to make general points about economic history; that they are able to gather and comment on data relevant for economic history; that they are able to communicate the key points of the economic history of western world; that they master basic knowledge about sources, methodologies, interpretations and debates.

Content

Economic History covers topics in World Economic History from the
Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The course focuses on the causes
of economic development and the economic forces shaping social
institutions in various periods.

Extended Syllabus

Part I
Supply and demand
The factors of production
Productivity and production
The urban revolution
Population
Technology
Enterprise, credit and money
Production, income, and consumption (1000-1500
The emergence of the Modern age
The changing balance of economic power in Europe
Part II
The dawn of modern industry
Economic development in the Nineteenth century: basic determinants
Patterns of development: the early industrializers
Patterns of development: latecomers and no-shows
The growth of the world economy
Strategic sectors
Overview of the world economy in the Twentieth century
International economic disintegration
Rebuilding the world economy
The world economy at the end of the Twentieth century
The economic history of Italy since the Unification

Recommended Bibliography

- Carlo M Cipolla, Before the Industrial Revolution. European society and
economy, 1000-1700. New York: Norton & Company, 1976 [ISBN
0195046773]
- Rondo Cameron and Larry Neal, A concise economic history of the
world. From Paleolithic times to the present. New York; Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1989 [from chapter VII to chapter XVI] [ISBN0195046773]

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Classroom lecturing, exercises, seminars.

Assessment Methods

Final oral examination
There will be no midterm test.
The Erasmus student will also have the possibility to sit the final written
test in English.

Assessment:

Final Mark

Programme of Educational Activities

Start date of teaching period:

Monday, September 14, 2020

End date of teaching period:

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Other Information

Additional weekly lesson for a more in depth analysis of the main topics
explained during the course.

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