3/0203 - HISTORY OF MARKETS GLOBALIZATION

EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS. This class aims at providing a historical reconstruction of the relationships among the main dynamics that featured the process of international economic integration in goods, capital and manpower on the one side and the historical cycles of capitalist developments since the start of industrial growth through the rise of financial capitalism in the twentieth century. First the class provides a snapshot about the early steps in global economic history during the modern age to better understand how the Mediterranean region played a different role in the modern age compared to the contemporary global economy. The aim is to understand how the global economy changed all together in the context of Twentieth Century global capitalism under the hegemony of the United States of America. A monographic section will be devoted to the relationship between the history of the global economy and that of international monetary relations. It is expected that by the end of the course students be able to know and elaborate about such topics.

FURTHER EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS. It is expected that students be able to gain historical instruments to formulate original ideas and concepts, of potential complexity. This is in the aim of using historical knowledge in economic history as a tool to get involved in working environments after entering the public or private labor market pertaining to intercultural activities, with specific reference to cultural mediation in different social contexts. Communication skills: capacity to interact with both a specialized and a general audience to communicate the results of their studies and their research. Capability by students to let their audience understand the methodology in historical research used by students in their learning and research activities such as for instance the essays prepared during the class. The seminars offered by external experts are thought to boost such skills as well as to enhance the students' skills in entertaining a dialogue with experts and non experts in their field. Learning capabilities: full capability to understand the process of historical economic development with specific reference to the role of international monetary relations in global capitalist development. Furthermore, it is expected that students have a final good command regarding the most important global economic and financial crises that affected the rise and decline of the US economy to global economic leadership, developing at the same time independent analytical capabilities and autonomous learning skills useful for further studies and research.