Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as lectures, student participation, autonomous work (readings, class preparation), and presentation  and discussion of readings by the students.

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes the following learning tasks: 

• Lectures: the teacher explains the basic information on the course contents
• Readings: of outstanding papers or book chapters related to the topics
• Presentation of the readings by one of the student
• General discussion of readings    

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

Topic 1. Introduction

Topic 2. The Great Scape and the Great Divergence

Topic  3. Economic Growth in the long run: Causes I

Topic  4. Economic Growth in the long run: Causes II

Topic 5. The Industrial Revolution

Topic 6. Economic Growth in the Non-European World (I)

Topic 7. Economic Growth in the Non-European World (II)

Topic 8. Economic Growth of the Developed Countries in the Second Half of the 20th Century (I)

Topic 9. Economic Growth of the Developed Countries in the Second Half of the 20th Century (II):

Topic 10. Public Intervention and the Building of the Welfare State

Topic 11. The Spanish Economy in the Second Half of the 20th Century 

Topic 12. Rise and fall of the centrally planned economies

Topic 13. The development of Latin America in the second half of the 20th century

Topic 14. The development of Asia in the second half of the 20th century

Topic 15. Backward countries in the second half of the 20th century

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Every session will be devoted to each of the fourteen topics identified in the syllabus. In each of these two-hour sessions, we will combine lectures, presentations of readings by students, and a discussion on the issue at hand. The bibliography to prepare each session will be specified in the previous session.