Economic Development in the Long-Run: Russia (1725-1995) and The Balkans (ca. 1800-1990) (ES0068)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-EcDevRuBa

This survey course is organised on the basis of nine 1.5-hour lecture/seminars. The course is designed to train students in the critical appraisal of growth typologies and long-cycle theories, in the light of empirical investigations into the evolution of the modern Russian-Soviet-Post Soviet and Balkan economies. It will examine long-term patterns of economic development in Imperial & Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia during successive long-cycles (1725-1838/42, 1838/42-1952, 1952-1995) and the Balkans (ca. 1800-1990). It is based upon a critical appraisal of available National Income estimates and explores the process of economic change under differing political regimes.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop
- An ability to identify, initiate and complete a substantial piece of research in economic or social history.
- An ability to draw on key concepts from one or more of the social science disciplines.
- An appreciation of the advanced literature in one East-Central European economic and social history.
- A familiarity with historiography, historical explanation and research methods relating to East-Central European history.
- An understanding of appropriate statistical, computing and other techniques relevant to data collection and analysis.