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/CREDITS

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)
Magnusson, L.: Sveriges ekonomiska historia. Raben Prisma 1996. Kap 8-14. (230 s)
Äventyret Sverige, en social och ekonomisk historia. Bra Böcker 1993. (sid 58-318) (250 s)

Another 300 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.

MOMENT 3 (5 poäng)
Dillard, D.: Västeuropas och Förenta Staternas ekonomiska historia. Gleerups 1976. Kap 33.
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*
Maddison, A.: Monitoring the Worl Economy 1820 - 1992. *
Stearns, P.N.: Den industriella revolutionen i världshistorien. Liber-Hermods 1993. (sid 97-260).

Another 200 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.

MOMENT 4 (5 poäng)
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.