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ECON144 The International Economy

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions ECON142, 244, EH103
Notes None
Combined Units ECON244 - The International Economy
Coordinator(s) Amarjit Kaur (akaur@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit comprises up to 26 lecture hours and 12 tutorial hours. It is one of a suite of units in economic history. The unit provides a comprehensive overview of the development and integration of the world economy in the 19th and 20th centuries. It outlines European economic development and examines cross-border flows of goods, capital and people and the international division of labour. The unit also analyses globalisation, the spread of modern economic growth, and the role of international economic institutions: IMF, World Bank and WTO. It examines the role of regional trade blocs and their impact on the international economy; the rise of Asia, and the environmental impacts of resource development.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Growth of the International Economy
ISBN: 9780415199308
Kenwood, A.G. and Lougheed, A.L., Routledge 4th ed. 1999
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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