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Latin America and the World Economy since 1914 (ES0050)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-LAWE2h

This course is taught through nine one hour lectures and eight 1.5 hour tutorial sessions. The course, focusing on Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba, seeks to explain why from about 1914 much of Latin America for a time achieved quite rapid economic development, halted by crises of foreign indebtedness in the early 1980s. Topics covered include: the Mexican Revolution; the impact of world economic depression in the 1930s; government measures since the 1940s to promote industrialization and reduce dependence on foreign trade; the connections between economic trends and political behaviour (for example, with Cuba's 1959 revolution, and the widespread move elsewhere in the region from elected civilian government to military dictatorships during the 1960s and 1970s); the causes and consequences of Amazon rainforest settlement; the debt crisis of the early 1980s and its aftermath; programmes of structural adjustment and economic liberalization.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at Grade B or above.

? Prohibited combinations : May not be taken together with Latin America and the World Economy since 1492 (ES0039)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Other subject areas

Economics, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
10/01/2006	14:00	14:50	Room 4.01, David Hume Tower	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- Knowledge of and competency in a field of 'Third World' economic and social history.
- Some ability to apply basic principles of economic analysis to historical issues, though no previous knowledge of economics is assumed.
- An understanding of 'dependency' concepts and their possible relevance to Latin American history.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.