Postgraduate Course: Economics of Transition (ECNM11029)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Economics |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Economics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course has both descriptive and analytical aims. On the first, it reviews the functioning of the former, centrally planned systems of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the events of 1989/90 which led to the downfall of the system, and the reforms of the last decade. On the second, the course shows how modern economic analysis helps to explain both the functioning of the old economic systems in the region and the issues confronting the new. These issues include the analysis of disequilibrium and shortage, privatization, employment and unemployment, enterprise behaviour and privatization, structural change, macroeconomic stabilization, growth, and the problem of integration into Western Europe. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
See Pre-requisites |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the former, centrally planned systems of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the events of 1989/90 which led to the downfall of the system, and the reforms of the last decade. Knowlkedge and understanding of how modern economic analysis helps to explain both the functioning of the old economic systems in the region and the issues confronting the new including the analysis of disequilibrium and shortage, privatization, employment and unemployment, enterprise behaviour and privatization, structural change, macroeconomic stabilization, growth, and the problem of integration into Western Europe. |
Assessment Information
| 100% degree exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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