ECC4510

Economic history of modern Europe

(BUS)

Dr Geoff Spenceley

7 points + 3-hour lecture per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Topics covered include the collapse of consensual capitalism; the attempts at revitalising the west European economies; the impact of global capital on Europe; movement towards European economic integration; features of, and attempts to reform, the Stalinist economic and political system; the collapse of the socialist economies; problems of transforming the former socialist economies; and the prospects for European enterprise in the light of these changes.

Assessment: Essay (3500 words): 50% + Short essay: 30% + Seminar participation: 20%