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Lecturer:
Dr. Veront M. Satchell

Lecture Times:
Tuesday 11:00 – 12:00 Noon Room 02
Thursday 09:00 – 10:00 AM Room59A




H26C The International Economy Since 1850
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Week 1

Examine the impact of steam power and rail transport on the International economy between 1850 and 1914?

Week 2 Comment on the patterns and trends in international migration and the impact this had on the growth and expansion of the international economy between 1850 and 1914.
Week 3 Examine the role of British capital in the development of the international economy by 1914
Week 4 What factors best explain the rise of Gold as the international monetary system standard between 1870 and 1914?
Week 5 How free was “Free Trade” by 1914?
Week 6 Discuss the impact of innovations in electronics on the growth of the international economy since 1914
Week 7 Comment on the state of the international economy during the inter war years.
Week 8 Comment on the effectiveness of the provisions made at Breton Woods in 1945 to regulate the international monetary system and international trade.
Week 8 What factors best explain the growth of big businesses in the Western Europe, The US and Japan 1914?.
Week 9 Examine the effectiveness of the ILO in regulating and improving the conditions of labour involving children and women since 1914?
Week 10 To what extent has the World Trade Organisation improved trade relations between international trading nations since its establishment?
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