1) John Ravenhill, Global Political Economy, Oxford UP, 2011
2) Robert Gilpin, The Challenge of Global Capitalism: The World Economy in the 21st Century, Princeton UP, 2011 (first four chapters)
3) Jagdish N. Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization, Oxford UP, 2007
Learning Objectives
Familiarize with the main issues concerning the economic balances and unbalances connected with the globalization process.
Learning to use skills and instruments permitting to capture the most relevant aspects of today's process of globalization
Prerequisites
Knowledge of contemporary histyory and the history of international relations for the period following Cold War; basic knowledge of international economics and the theory of international relations
Teaching Methods
lecturing with a wide use of slides for power point presentation that are put at disposal of the students before every single lecture. Seminars with foreign guest will also be part of an approach permitting students to interact with the teacher/s, the use of media, short and long movies will be used to add some other elements to make clearer some aspects of the course
Type of Assessment
the exam is subdivided into two parts: a paper of 7-8 pages to be produced invidually on a topic connected with the course; the topic of the paper must received the approval of the teacher, while the paper must be sent by email 7 days before the date chosen for the exam by the student; a written exam with 20 multiple choice questions and 4 open question to be selected among 6 questions
Course program
. Introduction 2.What do they have in common: explaining the myriad faces of globalization
3. An overview of the international economic scenario at the end of Cold War and the unexpected recovery of the US
4. Japan. The cost of the challenging US and the lost decades
5. The European Hybrid. Varieties of Capitalism in the Old Continent
6. After Saigon’s fall: the triumph of capitalism in Asia
7. B for Brazil or for bluff?
8. Russia: from socialism to authoritarian capitalism via de-industrialization?
9. India between poverty and high-tech
10. China: the new giant or the partial power?
11. Africa: not anymore the lost Continent?
12. The world of commodities: producers vs. consumers?
13. The financialization of the world economy
14. Conclusions: More or less State with the globalization process ?