UMBR ECGL 370 - Globalization and the World Economy

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

The course evaluates current debates about the nature, significance and trends toward 'globalization' in the light of its historical antecedents. Globalization figures prominently in modern debate about economic and social change, but the historical dimension of this debate is usually superficial. This course aims to deepen it by providing an historical survey of the processes of globalization since the nineteenth century and their roots in technical change (especially in transport and communication), business organization (especially the emergence of multinational corporations), state policy, both in implementing 'internationalist' economic policies such as free trade, and providing global governance. Among the major topics are: trade and global integration, the global economy and the firm, capital markets an the global economy including the impact of international financial crises, the emergence of regional blocs such as the European Union and NAFTA, the rise of the Asian and Chinese economy and the impact of globalization in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The arguments for and against globalization will be considered as well as the lessons of history about its costs and benefits. The course is intended to provide students with analytical and interdisciplinary skills bridging economic history, international economics and international politics, and a more complex, nuanced understanding of not only Italy's and Europe's, but also other advanced economies' place in the world economy. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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