Development of Economic Ideas

Module code: AFE4012-B

Module Aims       

To show the development of economic ideas in the context in which they arose and to explain how and why they have influenced current economic thought and their underlying assumptions about human behaviour
Learning Teaching & Assessment Strategy:
You will participate in lectures. Additional resources will be provided via the Virtual Learning Environment.

Outline Syllabus   

The development of economic thought (e.g. pre-classical, classical, neoclassical, heterodox and recent economic thought). Evolution of economic systems (e.g. foundations of growth, post-war reconstruction, the golden age of capitalism, centrally planned economies). Trends in economic development (e.g. Trade and industrialisation, international monetary systems European integration, the Great Moderation / Great Recession).

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