The course aimed at allowing students to understand the main economic problems characterizing the European history from the Middle Ages onwards. In particular the themes were: the Italian and European development from the beginning of the Feudal age to the fifteenth century; the European expansion and the consequent shift in the balance of power during the Modern Age; the industrial revolution in England and the growth of the national States between nineteenth and twentieth century
Course Content - Last names M-Z
The course aimed at allowing students to understand the main economic problems characterizing the European history from the Middle Ages onwards. In particular the themes were: the Italian and European development from the beginning of the Feudal age to the fifteenth century; the European expansion and the consequent shift in the balance of power during the Modern Age; the industrial revolution in England and the growth of the national States between nineteenth and twentieth century
R. CAMERON, L. NEAL, Storia economica del mondo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016
Learning Objectives - Last names A-L
To offer knowledge and tools of critical analysis for the understanding of current societies and economies as points of arrival of long-term historical processes
Learning Objectives - Last names M-Z
To offer knowledge and tools of critical analysis for the understanding of current societies and economies as points of arrival of long-term historical processes
Prerequisites - Last names A-L
Elements of micro and macro economy (recommended)
Prerequisites - Last names M-Z
Elements of micro and macro economy (recommended)
Teaching Methods - Last names A-L
Lectures
Teaching Methods - Last names M-Z
Lectures
Type of Assessment - Last names A-L
Written exam. The aim is to ascertain the acquisition of learning outcomes by carrying out a written test lasting 1 hour without the help of notes or books. The written test consists of 2 open questions on the topics of the program.
Type of Assessment - Last names M-Z
The aim of the final exam is to ascertain the acquisition of knowledge and skills (i.e. the mastery of the learning outcomes) by conducting a written one-hour test without the aid of notes or books. The written exam consists of 2 open questions that may cover topics from the entire course programme.
Course program - Last names A-L
The course aims to attribute knowledge and tools for the critical evaluation of economic facts in a long-term historical context. The program will focus on Europe's economy and society, analyzed in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. After presenting the main aspects of medieval economic organization, the lessons will focus on the characteristics of the European renaissance, starting from the thirteenth century, by the strong expansion of the cities of central-northern Italy and those of the northern countries. In the context of the development between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, the phenomena that caused the change in the equilibrium achieved in the fifteenth century will be examined, from the prevalence of the economic functions of the Mediterranean to the new role of the Atlantic Ocean after Christopher Columbus, the emergence of other economic and military powers. After the great Spanish and Portuguese expansion, Holland and England took the role of leading economies. The second part of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the multiple factors that led to the English industrial revolution. Subsequently the different european models of industrial development will be specified.
Course program - Last names M-Z
The course aims to attribute knowledge and tools for the critical evaluation of economic facts in a long-term historical context. The program will focus on Europe's economy and society, analyzed in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. After presenting the main aspects of medieval economic organization, the lessons will focus on the characteristics of the European renaissance, starting from the thirteenth century, by the strong expansion of the cities of central-northern Italy and those of the northern countries. In the context of the development between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, the phenomena that caused the change in the equilibrium achieved in the fifteenth century will be examined, from the prevalence of the economic functions of the Mediterranean to the new role of the Atlantic Ocean after Christopher Columbus, the emergence of other economic and military powers. After the great Spanish and Portuguese expansion, Holland and England took the role of leading economies. The second part of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the multiple factors that led to the English industrial revolution. Subsequently the different european models of industrial development will be specified.