(Economic History 3D may not be taken in addition to 20)
A course of two lectures and one tutorial or seminar class weekly through- out the year.
Economic History SYLLABUS
The economic growth of the U.S.A. Emphasis will be given to the changing role of government within the economy and the development of modern economic and social policies. Within this framework students may study intensively a small range of topics in which they are particularly interested. Examples of such topics include the problems of federalism, black economic development, urbanization, labor relations, big business, American involvement in the world economy.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Allen H C A Concise History of the U.S.A., Ernest Benn London 1970 ed North D C Growth and Welfare in the American Past: A New Economic
History, Prentice-Hall New Jersey 1974 (b) Prescribed text:
Brownlee W Elliot The Dynamics of Ascent, Alfred A Knopf New York 1974
Detailed reading guides will be issued during the year.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be required to submit written work at specific times through- out the year. Total assessment will consist of three critical reviews of 1,500 words each, one 3,000 word essay and the choice between one 3-hour examination paper and a 4,000 word essay.
326-214 ECONOMIC HISTORY 2E (PASS)
(Economic History 3E may not be taken in addition to 2E) This subject may be taken at second or third year.
A course of two lectures and one tutorial class throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
The historical background to problems of development and under-develop- ment in Latin America. The course will concentrate on the past 150 years but, where appropriate, earlier periods will be included. Particular atten- tion will be given to the following topics: the legacy of the colonial eco- nomy and society and the emergence of modern economic society In the nineteenth century, the influence of domestic political and social condi- tions on economic performance, the economic background to and conse- quences of revolutions of national liberation, the significance of external economic dependency and current obstacles to economic development, problems of agrarian reform.
Students will have considerable freedom to pursue their own interests.
BOOKS
Preliminary reading:
Pendle George A History of Latin America, Penguin 1969 Prescribed textbooks:
Furtado Celso Economic Development of Latin America: A Survey from Colonial Times to the Cuba Revolution, CUP 1970
Further reading will be indicated throughout the year.
ASSESSMENT
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the year. This written work will constitute 50 per cent of the final assess- ment. In addition there will be a 3-hour examination at the end of the year.
326-311 ECONOMIC HISTORY 3B (PASS)
(Economic History 2В may not be taken in addition to 3В)
One Commerce or Arts subject must be passed before this subject is taken. A course of two lectures and one tutorial weekly throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
For details of this subject see Economic History 2B. Additional research work will be required.
BOOKS
Recommended for reference:
Blainey G N Triumph of the Nomads, Macmillan 1975 Blainey G N Tyranny of Distance, Sun 1974
Boehm E A Twentieth Century Economic Development in Australia, Longman 1971
Hall A R The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy 1852-1900, ANU 1968
Inglis K S The Australian Colonists, MUP 1974
Schedvin C B and McCarthy J W eds Urbanisation in Australian History Sydney University Press 1974
ASSESSMENT
One research essay not exceeding 8,000 words and not more than two shorter assignments, each of about 1,500 words.
326-312 ECONOMIC HISTORY 3C (PASS)
(Economic History ЭC may not be taken in addition to 2C)
Economics A must be passed before this subject is taken. A course of two lectures and one tutorial weekly throughout the year; some lectures may be replaced by seminars.
SYLLABUS AND BOOKS
For details of this subject see Economic History 2C, but additional research work will be required.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be required to submit written work at specific times during the year. This will consist of no more than two 4,000 word written pieces and no more than four shorter pieces of work, each of about 1,500 words.
Students will be assessed on this rather than on formal end-of-year examination, except that border-line students may be required to take one 3-hour paper at the final examination.
326-313 ECONOMIC HISTORY 3D (PASS)
(Economic History 3D may not be taken in addition to 2D)
A course of two lectures and one tutorial or seminar class weekly through- out the year.
Economic History SYLLABUS AND BOOKS
For details of this subject see Economic History 2D, but additional research work will be required.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be required to submit written work at specific times throughout the year. Total assessment will consist of three critical reviews of 1,500 words each and one 3.000 word essay and the choice between one 3-hour examination paper and a 4,000 word essay.
Students will be advised of the weighting of these components in the first week of the academic year.
326-314 ECONOMIC HISTORY 3E (PASS)
(Economic History 2E may not be taken in addition to 3E) This subject may be taken at third year.
A course of two lectures and one tutorial class throughout the year.
SYLLABUS AND BOOKS
For details of this subject see Economic History 2E, but additional research work will be required.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be required to submit written work at specific times during the year. This written work will constitute 50 per cent of the final assess- ment. In addition there will be a 3-hour examination at the end of the year.
326-315 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT 3 (PASS) This subject may be taken in the third year.
Economics B is normally required before this subject is taken.
A course of two lectures and one tutorial weekly.
SYLLABUS
This subject is intended as an introduction to the development of economic thought and theory with particular emphasis on the relation- ship between economic thinking and its historical environment. The relationship between economic thinking and policy Issues is also discussed.
Some particular subjects which may be discussed are:
Mercantilism and economic thinking of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; English 'classical' thought and the development of the 'classical' system; nineteenth century dissenters; Socialist thought of the nineteenth century emphasizing Marx and his analysis of capitalism;
the development of Welfare economics from the thought of Bentham to Pigou; the rise of marginalism; economic crises and business cycle theories; Keynes and the Cambridge school.
BOOKS
Preliminary reading:
Barber W A History of Economic Thought, Penguin 1968
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Recommended for reference:
Blaug M Economic Theory in Retrospect, rev ed Irwin Illinois 1968 Spiegel H W The Growth of Economic Thought, Prentice-Hall New
Jersey 1971
Hutchinson T W Review of Economic Doctrines 1870-1929, Oxford University Press 1953
ASSESSMENT
One research essay not exceeding 8,000 words, and one three-hour paper or four short essays (each of about 1,500 words) to be written and submitted about the end of third term.