The study of the international economy and its institutions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Especially, it seeks to approach the roots of economic growth and inequality in the World Economy, to analyse the rise of the modern enterprise and its historical evolution to nowadays and, finally, to attempt to put economic globalisation in historical context.

The basic, general and specific competencies indicated correspond to the subject of economic history in the degrees of Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, and Taxation and Public Administration.

COMPETENCIES

C1. Apply the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in a professional manner in the diagnosis, argumentation and resolution of problems, using the appropriate analytical instruments in decision making (ADECB2, MARKCB2, FAP CB2, FAPG002, FAPG007, FAPM01CM02, FAPMC1CM05, ECOCB2, ECOM01CM02).

C2. Search, analyze and synthesize relevant data from different sources with critical, self-critical and autonomous learning skills, in order to make reasoned judgments on relevant economic, social or scientific topics (ADECB3, ADEG003, ADEM01CM04, MARKCB3, MARKG002, MARKG009, MARKM01CM02, MARKM01CM07, FAPCB3, FAPG003, FAPM01CM03, ECOCB3, ECOG001, ECOM01CM01)

C3. Analyze the function of economic agents and the role of institutions in economic and social activity, considering the historical, social and institutional factors that condition economic processes. (FAPG006, ECOG001, ECOM01CM01).

C4. Conveying information, ideas, problems and solutions fluently to both specialist and non-specialist audiences (ADECB4, ADECM01CM06, MARKCB4, MARKG004, MARKM01CM01, FAPCB4, ECOCB4)

C5. Effective use of information and communication technologies, as well as computer tools related to the field of study and professional context (ADEM01CM05, FAPM01CM06, ECOM01CM03)

C6. Acquisition of learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy (ADECB5, ADEG005, ADEM01CM01, MARKCB5, MARKG005, MARKM01CM03)



LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ECONOMIC HISTORY

RA1. Analyzes qualitative and quantitative information from a critical perspective to explain the multi-causality of historical processes considering temporal and social context (C1, C2, C6).

RA2. Analyzes the role of institutions and economic agents in the historical process of economic growth, contrasting diverse socioeconomic realities, in order to draw relevant conclusions in the professional field (C1, C2)

RA3. Design information search strategies, identifying relevance and quality indicators to meet the needs of professional practice and/or research, integrating the ethical aspects of respect and recognition of authorship (C2, C5).

RA4. Communicates arguments in an understandable way, using the appropriate terminology of Economic History and respecting the rules of academic writing (C2, C4, C5, C6).

RA5. Develops complex tasks with autonomy, identifying the learning strategies used and introducing the appropriate improvements to guarantee this process (C6).

RA6. Identifies and understands the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) being able to integrate them in the perspective of history and assuming a professional commitment to their achievement.

1. Introduction

1.1. What is economic history?

1.2. A long-run view of the world economic history



2. Preindustrial Economic History

2.1. Resources and Population: the limits to growth

2.2. The Rise of Europe, 1500-1800. The Growth of Atlantic Economies.



3. The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1870. A World Transformed

3.1. The Great Divergence: Why the Industrial Revolution developed in Europe?

3.2. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.

3.3. The diffusion of the industrial Revolution in Europe and in the United States.



4. The Growth of the International Economy, 1870-1913.

4.1. The Second Industrial Revolution and the birth of the new international leadership

4.2. International Trade, Capital flows, Migrations and Imperialism

4.3. The First Industrial Divide and Mass Production at great scale: the origin of the Big Business



5. The International Economy between wars, 1913-1945

5.1. The Economic Consequences of the First World War

5.2. The Great Depression

5.3. From Liberalism to State Intervention: Economic Recovery Plans (Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism and Social democracy)



6. The Second World War and the Birth of a New International Order, 1945-1973

6.1. The Second World War, the Recovery of the European Economy and the International Postwar Order. The First Steps towards the European Union

6.2. The Golden Age of Capitalism.

6.3. The Expansion of the Soviet Model

6.4. The Birth of the Third World. Decolonization and Development.



7. Crisis, Recovery and Globalisation, 1973-2001

7.1. Oil Shocks and Economic Restructuring in the West.

7.2. The Second Industrial Divide and the Rise of a Global Economy: Creative Destruction, flexibility and changes in the structure and strategies in firms

7.3. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and of the Centrally Planned Economies

7.4. Catching Up, Falling Behind: Different experiences of the Rest (East Asia vs. Latin America)

There is no distinction between seminar and practice hours. The final schedule for practice lectures will be available at the beginning of the term.

• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 60
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 40

A) CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

• Final Exam: 60% (6 points). A minimum of 5 points over 10 is required in the final exam to validate the scores obtained through practices.

• Practices in class, tests in class, online tests and/or short essays due in class (40%).

• Optional: an extra point (maximum) at instructor’s discretion, based on class participation and/or group work and other exercises in class.



B) STUDENTS THAT WAIVE THE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

• 100% exam comprising some questions about the theoretical and practical contents of the subject.

The student must submit a written application to the professor within the first nine weeks of the semester.



C) STUDENTS IN SPECIAL SITUATION EXCEMPTED FROM PRACTICES

• 100% exam comprising some questions about the theoretical and practical contents of the subject.

The student must submit a written application that proves his/her situation.



D) OTHER YEAR’S STUDENTS

• Two options: Grading Model A or Grading Model B/C.



If needed, students will be informed about the assessment criteria for the final exam at the professor’s tutorial sessions.



Students must be aware and follow the protocol for both academic ethics and prevention of dishonest or fraudulent practices when taking assessment tests and writing academic essays at the UPV/EHU.

Students will have two options:

• To sum the points obtained in practices during the term (only kept for this year). In this case, the final mark will be calculated as follows: final exam (60%) + practices (40%).

• 100% exam comprising some questions about the theoretical and practical contents of the subject.

Readings and other statistical materials recommended by the instructor.

Basic bibliography

ALLEN, R. C. (2011). Global Economic History. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press.

CAMERON, Rondo; NEAL, Larry (2002), A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, Oxford University Press

DI VITTORIO, Antonio (dir.) (2006), An Economic History of Europe: from Expansion to Development, London [etc.], Routledge, 2006.

FRIEDEN, Jeffry A. (2006), Global Capitalism. Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century, New York-London, W. W. Norton&Company

MARKS, Robert B. (2007), The origins of the modern world: a global and ecological narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century, Lanham, Maryland [etc.]: Rowman & Littlefield

In-depth bibliography

ALDCROFT, D. (1989), Historia de la Economía Europea 1914-2000, Barcelona, Crítica.
CARRERAS, A., y TAFUNELL, X. (2004), Historia económica de España, siglos XIX y XX, Barcelona, Crítica.
CIPOLLA, C. M. (1981), Historia económica de la Europa preindustrial, Madrid, Alianza.
--- (1982), Historia económica de la población mundial, Barcelona, Crítica.
DIAMOND, Jared (1998), Armas, gérmenes y acero. La sociedad humana y sus destinos, Barcelona, Debate.
EICHENGREEN, B. (2000), La globalización del capital: historia del sistema monetario internacional, Barcelona, Antoni Bosch
FONTANA, Josep (1999), Introducción al estudio de la historia, Barcelona, Crítica.
FOREMAN-PECK, J (1995), Historia económica mundial. Relaciones económicas internacionales desde 1850, Prentice Hall, Madrid.
HOBSBAWM, E. J. (2003), Historia del siglo XX: 1914-1991, Barcelona, Crítica.
KENWOOD, A. G.; LOUGHEED, A. L. (1992), Historia del desarrollo económico internacional: desde 1820 hasta nuestros días, Madrid, Itsmo.
LANDES, David S. (1979), Progreso tecnológico y revolución industrial, Madrid, Tecnos.
LIVI-BACCI, Máximo (1990), Historia mínima de la población mundial, Barcelona, Ariel.
MASSA, P. y otros (2003), Historia Económica de Europa, siglos XV-XX, Crítica, Barcelona.
MOKYR, Joel (1993), La palanca de la riqueza: creatividad tecnológica y progreso económico, Madrid, Alianza.
POLLARD, Sydney (1991), La conquista pacífica. La industrialización de Europa (1760-1970), Zaragoza, Prensas Universitarias.
VALDALISO, J. M., y LÓPEZ, S. (2007), Historia económica de la empresa, Barcelona, Crítica, 2ª edición.
WRIGLEY, E. A., (1992), Cambio, continuidad y azar: carácter de la Revolución industrial inglesa, Barcelona, Crítica, 1992.
ZAMAGNI, Vera, (2001), Historia Económica de la Europa Contemporánea: de la Revolución industrial a la integración europea, Barcelona, Crítica.

Web addresses

www.aehe.net/docencia.