ECON 310 - Economic History of the World

3 credits.
This course deals with the international economic history. Main emphasis is on the economic and technical development in the world starting with the industrialization in Europe and the U.S. economic history since the 1770’s. The center of interest is the special, rather short, period of world history when in a limited part of the world a development takes place from static, stationary societies to growing economies which gradually have raised GDP per capita far above the traditional subsistence level. Together with the analysis of the main factors of economic growth, the analysis will result in a deep understanding of the role of U.S. as a leader in the world economy.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 217 and ECON 218.
Corequisite(s): None.