Business Adm and Social Science
IES604 Economic History A 30.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: I + II
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
Nils-Gustav Lundgren Univ lekt
PREREQUISITES
None.
COURSE AIM
- To give a basic understanding of certain societies and civilizations economical and historical development.
- To describe and analyze different historical elements that have given rise to economic and social change and development.
- To inform about different approachs and perspectives in economic and historic development.
- To inform about those methods and theories that exert influence on economic and historic research.
CONTENTS
Course A: Economic and Historic Summary. Pre 1870.
- With emphasis on the main points of the pre-industrial societies structure, its change and development as well as the industrial break through and its problems.
- An introduktion to the economic - history research areas growth both internationaly and in Sweden.
Course B: Economic aland Historical Summary. Post 1870.
- With emphasis on economic changes and developement after 1870.
- Attention is especially directed at the driving forces behind the changes between growth and crises in western economies during the twentieth century.
CONTENTS
Course C: 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 D : Advanced course with emphasis on each of the two following alterantives
Alternative DI: 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 DII: 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
Written and oral exams. Seminars.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Written exam 7.5 ECTS
Written exam 7.5 ECTS
Written exam 7.5 ECTS
Written exam 7.5 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
MOMENT 1. (5 poäng)
Dillard, D.: Västeuropas och Förenta Staternas ekonomiska historia. Gleerups 1976. Kap 1-20 (283 s)
Duby, G.: Krigare och bönder. Sthlm 1981 (166 s) *
Lundgren, N-G.: Kampen om naturresurserna. SNS 1987.
Magnusson, L.: Sveriges ekonomiska historia. Raben Prisma 1996. Kap. 1-8.
Stearns, P.: Den industriella revolutionen i världshistorien. Liber-Hermods 1993. (s. 7-96)
Äventyret Sverige, en social och ekonomisk historia. Bra Böcker 1993. (sid 11-45)
Another 100 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.
MOMENT 2 (5 poäng)
Dillard, D.: Västeuropas och Förenta Staternas ekonomiska historia. Glerups, 1976. Kap 20-36 (283 s)
Lundgren, N-G.: De nordiska regionerna och 1990-talskrisen. Perspektiv på kort och lång sikt. (70 s).*
Magnusson, L.: Sveriges ekonomiska historia. Raben Prisma 1996. Kap 8-14.
Radetzki, M.: Klarspråk om arbetslösheten. SNS 1996. (93 s).
Äventyret Sverige, en social och ekonomisk historia. Bra Böcker 1993. (sid 58-318)
Another 250 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.
MOMENT 3 (5 poäng)
Gunnarsson, C.& Rojas, M.: Tillväxt, Stagnation, Kaos. En institutionell studie av underutvecklingens orsaker och utvecklingens möjligheter. SNS 1995.
Lundgren, N-G.: Bulk Trade and Maritime Transportation costs. The Evolution of Global Markets*
Ryssland. Ett annat Europa. Historia och samhälle under 100 år. SNS 1995.
Stearns, P.N.: Den industriella revolutionen i världshistorien. Liber-Hermods 1993. (sid 97-260).
Another 150 pages of literature will be designated by th tutor.
MOMENT 4 (5 poäng)
Edquist, C. & McKelvey, M.: The Sedish Paradox: High R & D Idustry without High Tech Products.*
Hansson, S.: Teknikhistoria. Om tekniskt kunnande och dess betydelse för individ och samhälle. Studentlitteratur 1996. Valda delar.
Lundgren, K.: Why in Sweden? An analysis of the Development of Large Swedish International Firms From a Learning Perspective. SEHR 1992:2.*
Rosenberg, N.: Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth.*
* Will be provided by the university.
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