BOOКS

(a) Prescribed textbooks:

*Ginsburg, N. (ed.) —The Pattern of

Asia.

(Constable.) (b) Recommended for reference:

Allen, G. C.—Japan's Economic

Expanrion. ( O.U.P.,

1965.)

Веrrill,

К. Economic Development: With Specłal reference to Asia. (Macmillan, 1964.)

Eckstein, A.—Communist China's

Economic

Growth and Foreign Trade.

( McGraw-Hill, 1966.)

Economic

Bulletin for Asia and the Far East. Quarterly and Annual Survey, recent issues. ( United Nations. )

Fisher, C. А .—South-East Asia. ( 2nd ed., Methuen, 1966. )

Hughes, T. J., and Luard, D. W. T.

^—

The Economic Development of Communist China. (2nd ed., O.U.P., 1961.)

Lewis, J. P.-Quiet Crisis in India. ( Doubleday, 1964.)

Spate, O. H. K., and Learmonth, A. T. A. —India and Pakistan. ( 3rd ed., 1967'.) Trewartha, G. T.-Japan: A Geography. ( Methuen, 1965.)

EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.

217. ECONOMIC HISTORY A

A course of two lectures per week, with one tutorial class, throughout the year.

Students are required to prepare exercises and essays as set by tutors and lecturers.

SYLLABUS

The course comprises: (1) The Rise of Europe. An outline of the major European economic developments in the period c. 1500-1800; a discussion in some detail of the development of industrial capitalism in Britain.

(2) The Expansion of Europe in the World. The impact of European civilization on other countries since 1800. Particular attention will be given to the changing place of Great Britain in the world economy.

BOOКS

(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:

Court, W. H. B.

^—

A Concise Economic History of Britain from 1750 to Recent Times. (C.U.P. )

Heaton, H. Economic History of Europe. (rev. ed., Harper & Row or J.

Weatherhill), Chapters 11-17.

(b) Prescribed textbooks:

Clapham, J. H.

^—

The

^Economic

Development of France and Germany. (C.U.P.) Court, W. H. B.

^—

British Economic

Н

istoгу 1870-1914 Commentary and

Documents. (C.U.P.)

*Deane, Phyllis, and Cole, W. A.-British Economic Growth 1688 - 1959. (C.U.P.) Harrison, A.—The Framework of Economic Activity. (Macmillan, London.)

*Heaton, H.—Economic History of Europe. (rev. ed., Harper & now or

^J.

Weatherhill.)

Rostow,

W. W. — The British Economy of the Nineteenth Century. (O.U.P.

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(c) Lists of references will be issued during the year.

EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.

ECONOMICS

229. ECONOMIC HISTORY B THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA This subject may not be taken before Economic History A.

A course of two lectures per week with tutorial classes throughout the year.

SYLLABUS

The economic history of Australia, 1788 to 1960, with particular attention to new themes.

BOOKS

No books are prescribed but the following are recommended:

Barnard, A. (ed.)—The Simple Fleece. ( M.U.P., 1962.) Blainey, G. N.—The Rush that Never Ended. (M.U.P., 1963.) Blainey, G. N.-The Tyranny of Distance. ( Sun Paperback, 1966.)

Butlin, N. G.-Investment in Australian Economic Growth, 1861-1900. (C.U.P., 1964.)

Butlin, S. J.—Australia and New Zealand Bank. (Longmans, 1961.) Fitzpatrick, B.—The British Empire in Australia. (M.U.P. )

Greenwood, G. (ed.)—Australia: A Social and Political History. (Angus and Robertson, 1955.)

kiddie, 1.—Men of Yesterday. (М.U.P., 1961.)

Shann, E. O. G. Economic History of Australia. (C.U.P. or Georgian House.) Articles in Historical Studies of Australia and New Zealand, Economic Record,

Business Archives and History.

EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.

230. (1-5) ECONOMIC HISTORY C

When enrolling for this subject students are required to select two of the following units and state the numbers of the units chosen. (For example: 230-1, 230-4.)

Economics B must be passed before this subject is taken.

A course of two lectures per week with tutorial classes throughout the year.

SYLLABUS

(i) The Economic History of Asia since 1850.

The economic history of Asia since 1850 with special reference to Japan, China, India, Indonesia and some other countries of South Eastern Asia. The course is intended to meet the requirements of students who seek an appraisal of Asia's changing position in the world economy since 1850.

(ii) The Economic History of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union.

Economic development of Russia in comparison with western development since the Industrial Revolution. Emancipation of serfs. The Revolutions. Economic development of the Soviet Union and its present economic position.

( iii) The Economic History of the United States since 1850.

The economic history of the United States since 1850, with special reference to the reasons for the growth of the economy, fluctuations in the rate of economic growth and the changing role of government.

(iv) International Economy since 1850.

The development of an international economy since 1850.

(v) The Economic History of Britain. since 1700.

An examination of the growth of an industrial society in Britain in the eighteenth afd nineteenth centuries—the factors involved in this process and the social and economic consequences.

FACULTY OF ARTS HANDBOOK

Books

(а ) Recommended for preliminary reading:

(i) Allen, G. C.—A

Short Economic History of Modern Japan, 1867- 1937.

(Rev. ed., Allen & Unwin, 1962.)

Beckmann, G. C.—The Modernization of China and Japan. (Harper,

1962.)

Anstey,

V.—Economic Development of India. (Longmans,

1952.) Robequain, C.

E.—Malaya, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.

(Longmans, 1959.)

Holzman, F. D.—Readings

on the Soviet Economy. ( Rand

McNally

& Co., Chic., 1962.)

Bergson,

A.—Soviet Economic Growth. ( Row,

Evanston, Ill., 1953.) (iii) North, D. C.—Growth

and Welfare in the American Past. (Prentice-

Hall, 1966.)

(iv) Ashton, T.

S.—The Industrial Revolution 1760-1830.

(H.U.L. ) Plumb, J.

Н.—England in the 18th Century.

(Pelican.) Thompson, D. England

in the 19th Century.

(Pelican.) Prescribed text-books:

(i) Lockwood, W. W.—The

Economic Development in Japan: Growth and Structural Change, 1868-1938. ( O.U.P.,

1955.)

Allen, G. C., and Donnithorne, A.

G.—Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development: China and Japan.

(Allen &

Unwin, 1954.)

Teng Ssu-yu and Fairbank, J.

K.—China's Re.spon.se to the West.

( Harvard U.P., 1954. )

Hughes, T. J., and Luard, D. E.—The

Economic Development of Communist China,

1949-1960. (O.U.P., 1961.)

Kuznets, S., Moore, W. E., and Spengler, J. J.

(eds.).—Eсonomiс Growth: Brazil, India, Japan. ( Duke

U.P., 1955.)

Allen, G. C., and Donnithome, A. G.,

Western Enterprise in Indo- nesia and Malaya.

(Allen & Unwin, 1957.)

(ii) Nove,

A.—The Soviet Economy.

(Allen & Unwin, 1961.)

(iii) Kroos, H. E.—American

Economic Development.

(Prentice-Hall, 1966.)

Harris, S. E. (ed. )—American

Economic History.

(McGraw-

Нi11,

1961.)

(iv) No specific text-book is recommended. A list of books will ba supplied during the course of the year.

(v) Deane, P., and Cole, W. A.,

British Economic Growth 1688-1959.

(C.U.P.)

Mitchell, B. R., and Deane,

К—Abstract of British Historical Statis- tics.

(C.U.P., 1962.)

Chambers, J.

D.—The Workshop of the World.

(O.U.P., Lind., 1981.

.

)

(c) Reference books:

Detailed lists of references will be issued during the year.

EXAMINATION. Two 2-hour papers.

HONOURS DEGREE H. SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

(For possible combinations with this school see p. 251)

1. The course for the degree with honours in the school of Economics comprises the following subjects:

Economic History A

Economics parts I, II, III and IV Statistical Method

(ii)

(b)

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History of Economic Theory or Mathematical Economics An approved Grade I subject.

together with one of the following sequences of subjects:

( 1 ) British history or European History A, Economic History part В or Australian History, Economic History part C or American History;

(2) Pure Mathematics part I, Pure Mathematics part II and Theory of Statistics part I;

( 3 ) Philosophy part I, Logic and either Modern Philosophy or Political Philosophy;

(4) Modern Government A, Modern Government В and either Modern Government C or Political Philosophy;

(5) Three parts of Psychology;

in accordance with the details set out below, and for the ordinary degree.

2. In his First Year, a candidate should take the honours courses in Economic History A, and Economics part I; the first of the additional sequence of subjects and the approved Grade I subject.

This First Year is regarded as a preliminary year of study, and admission to the higher years of the course is conditional on satisfactory performance in this year.

Students must be approved by the faculty of Arts as candidates for the degree with honours before entering the Second Year of the honours school. The professor of Economics will normally recommend approval for candidates who have gained at least second class honours in Economic History A, and Economics part I. Other candidates who wish to continue in the honours school should consult the professor of Economics, who will be guided in his recommendations by the merits of the case.

A student who has not attempted honours in Economic History A, and Economics A, but who, at the end of the First Year, wishes to enter the honours school, must make special application to they faculty through the sub-dean for permission to do so. If suchedmission is granted, the faculty will prescribe what further work must be completed before the student is allowed to proceed to the final examination.

3. The faculty will not admit to the honours school a candidate who has previously graduated Bachelor of Commerce (honours degree) or Bachelor of Com- merce (ordinary degree).

4. In their Second Year, candidates should take Economics part II, Statistical Method and the second part of the additional sequence of subjects. They must be classed' in Economics part II and must give evidence of ability to complete the work of the Third and Fourth Years satisfactorily before being permitted to proceed.

5. In their Third Year, candidates should take Economics part III and the third part of the additional sequence of subjects. The annual examination in Economics part III consists of five papers and is the first part of the final examination. Before the end of their Third Year, candidates must select a subject for the essay, required as part of the final examination. The subject selected must be approved by the professor of Economics. The major part of the work for the essay should be under- taken during the long vacation between the Third and Fourth Years and the essay should be submitted at the beginning of the third term of the year of the final examination.

6. In their Fourth Year candidates should take Economics part IV and either History of Economic Theory or Mathematical Economics.

7. The final examination in the school of Economics consists of the essay in accordance with section 5 above and five papers, including two on either History of Economic Theory or Mathematical Economics.

217. ECONOMIC HISTORY A (Ions)

Weekly discussion classes throughout the year in addition to pass lectures.

SYLLABUS

More advanced work on certain aspects of the syllabus prescribed for the ordinary degree.

BOOKS

As for the ordinary degree. Bibliographies for honours work will be provided from time to time.

EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.

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229. ECONOMIC HISTORY B (Ions)

Weekly discussion classes in addition to the lectures and tutorials for the ordinary degree.

SYLLABUS

As for the ordinary degree, with additional study of selected topics in Australian economic history.

Books

A detailed bibliography will be issued at the beginning of the course.

EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.

230. ECONOMIC HISTORY PART C 1-5 (Ions)

Discussion classes in addition to the lectures and tutorials for the ordinary degree.

SYLLABUS

As for the ordinary degree, with additional study of selected topics.