Master
2024/2025
World Economy: Changes after the Great Recession
Type:
Compulsory course (Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
School of World Economy
When:
1 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Master’s programme:
Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims to make graduate students familiar with the major concepts, factual materials and debates in global transformational processes since the last quarter of the 20th century. The course is aimed to develop the students’ comprehension of the complexity of the global socio-economic transformations for roughly four decades. On the one hand, in this period of history we observe a great success of development policies and technological changes. On the other hand, crisis and commodity price fluctuations, Great Moderation and Great Recession were in the center of events. This course’s focus is also on the comparison of three main types of economic systems: Anglo-Saxon, Continental and Asian by now. The course covers many issues to compare legal systems, corporate governance, financial market, energetic systems, human capital, inequality, social policies, etc. Special attention is paid to corruption and organized crime
Learning Objectives
- To make graduate students familiar with the major concepts, factual materials and debates in global transformational processes since the last quarter of the 20th century.
- To develop the students’ comprehension of the complexity of the global market, socio-economic complexities of transformation for roughly four decades.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to learn, to acquire new knowledge and skills.
- can assess and revise the experience, to cogitate professional and social activity
- can work with the information: to find, assess and use the necessary information from different sources
- The student is able to assess and revise the experience, to cogitate professional and social activity
- The student is able to learn, to acquire new knowledge and skills
- The student is able to learn, to acquire new knowledge and skills.
- The student is able to work with the information: to find, assess and use the necessary information from different sources
Course Contents
- Global context: historical, economic and legal perspectives
- Economic Growth and Development
- Russian economic system
- Industries and markets of the global economy
- Countries and country groups: crucial development features
- Social and political controversies in the global economy
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd module0.4 * Essay and presentation + 0.3 * Final exam + 0.3 * Presence and participation in discussions
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Grossmann, V. (2005). Helpman, E.: The Mystery of Economic Growth. Journal of Economics, 85(3), 297–300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-005-0116-z
- Таранов Петр Владимирович, Попова Лариса Хачатуровна, & Куликова Ирина Викторовна. (2019). Мировая Экономика И Особенности Ее Глобализации. Государственное и Муниципальное Управление, (1), 146. https://doi.org/10.22394/2079-1690-2019-1-1-146-150