A New World Economy
AA 2013/2014
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Insegnamento integrato
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Obiettivi e risultati
Students should have an excellent knowledge of the English language
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Programma
Many significant and revolutionary events have influenced the world order between the XX and the XXI century: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ascent of China and the subsequent acceleration of the globalization process through market integration, September 11 attacks and the military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, and finally the financial crisis that strongly hit Western economies and reshaped global geopolitics. The emergence of new important actors in the political and economical international environment, revolutionized the global equilibriums and the relationships between states.
Our world order is rapidly changing: social, economic and demographic changes will have a huge impact on the world we know and they will determine deep changes in Western societies.
The course is divided in three segments:
- the first part is focused on the development of the West: particular emphasis is placed on the economic institutions that favored the take-off and rise of the western power across the centuries;
- the second part is focused on the end of the first globalization era and on the historical, social and economic changes that reshaped the world structure in XX century. In this session special attention will be devoted to the rise of the international organizations and on their role in the political and financial international environment;
- the third part is focused on the current world order, especially on the rise of the emerging powers all over the globe (from Asia to Africa to Americas). During this session, their new role in the political and economic world order will be investigated. Particular emphasis will be placed on the economic and institutional dynamics of the developing countries and the changes occurred in the last 20 years.
The course is designed to offer the students the tools to interpret the economic, political, cultural and social changes that are reshaping the international world order by comparing present and past events and by investigating the current relationships between the various factors on the global scene. The class should help the students develop the competencies to better decipher the political and economic global framework they’re going to deal within the future.