Business Adm and Social Science

IES318 Economic History 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: II

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER


PREREQUISITES
Economic History AI

COURSE AIM
COURSE AIM - To give a basic understanding about, and a historic perspective on, the regional and interregional economic integration during the ninetenth and twentieth centuries. The course also aims to infom about different views on, and theories about, causes of economic integration.

CONTENTS
CONTENTS Course A: Regional and interregional economic integration during the ninetenth and twentieth centuries - The course treats concisely trade and capital movements as well as introduces certain bas’c theories about regional economic development. This course also includes a compulsary computer based exercise. Course B : Advanced course with emphasis on each of the two following alterantives Alternative BI: Regional Development and Integration in Sweden. - This course gives a summary of the regional consequenses of economic change during the last hundred years. - It also introduces those regional and political measures which have evolved during the last 40 years. Comparisons are made concerning the development in the nordic countries. Alternativ BII: The Swedish Economies Internationalization. - This alternative gives a summary of foremost the industries internationalization during the twentieth century and theorethical application into explaning why companies invest directly abroad. - An introduction is also given to questions of issue concerning the european integration.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Grading system: Pass and Honours. Written exams and seminars.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: G, VG

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Others                                                      	6.0 ECTS
Written exam                                                	9.0 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
LITERATURE Course A: Regional and interregional economic integration during the ninetenth and twentieth centuries Andersson, ÅE/Strömquist U.: K-samhällets framtid. Prisma 1988 (300 pages) Article collection. North, Williams, Myrdal, Krugman et al (250 pages) Analysis of economic and social data. An exercise i computer and data management. Course B : Advanced course with emphasis on each of the two following alterantives

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