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Economic History of Europe Economics 4514-002

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Topic: Economic History

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Content Inside: 1 Economic History of Europe Economics 4514-002 Spring 2007 TR 11-12:15 GUGG 205 Course Syllabus and Reading List Professor Carol H. Shiue Office: Economics 206B Phone: 492-5169 Office Hours: TR 3:30-5 Email: carol.shiue@colorado.edu Objectives of the course: This course draws on economic reasoning to examine the transformation of European economies from a circumstance in which Malthusian population pressure on resources was the dominant historical force to one in which the growth of population and income per-capita has become the norm for industrialized countries. This transformation covering the period from roughly 1200-1900 marks one of historys great changes yet the underlying causes of the process are only dimly understood. This course aims to provide both historical perspective and experience in the application of economic analysis to major issues. The topics of the course divide into three chronological and logical sections. The first examines the preconditions of European economic development paying particular attention to the demographic technological and institutional changes that supported growth. The second section focuses on the Industrial Revolution in England and Europe asking what exactly it was how can it be measured and who benefited? The third examines the establishment or not of modern economic growth in other European economies. This course also enables us to explore the question why are some so rich and some so poor? The examination of these themes will combine the historical literature with the theoretical constructs of economics. This course differs from other economics courses in that the issues come first rather than the economics. It is my intention that this application of economic reasoning to issues that often are raised by non-economists will deepen your appreciation of the application of economics to the task of understanding the evolution of societies and the current global debate concerning north and south. Requirement ...

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