MVZ451 International Financial Institutions

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vladan Hodulák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:30 P52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Schopnost porozumět anglicky psanému textu.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course analyses the development, current state and main problem areas of international monetary and financial institutions. In this course a balanced interdisciplinar approach of international relations and economics is embraced.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. International institutions, international exchange.
  • 3. International monetary relations.
  • 4. Intarnational financial relations.
  • 5. International monetary fund I.
  • 6. International monetary fund II.
  • 7. World Bank
  • 8.Regional development banks, EIB.
  • 9. Bank for international settlements.
  • 10. Critique of global financial institutions. Reform proposals.
  • 11. Monetary and financial cooperation in EU.
  • 12. Other platforms for cooperation.
  • 13. Final revision and discussion.
Literature
  • OATLEY, Thomas. International political economy : interests and institutions in the global economy. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2008, xiv, 417. ISBN 9780205589807. info
  • WOODS, Ngaire. The globalizers : the IMF, the World Bank, and their borrowers. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006, x, 253. ISBN 9780801444241. info
  • KRUGMAN, Paul R. and Maurice OBSTFELD. International economics : theory and policy. 6th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003, xxix, 754. ISBN 0201770377. info
  • MARKOVÁ, Jana. Mezinárodní měnové instituce. 1. vyd. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2002, 251 s. ISBN 8024504316. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of both lectures and seminars in a roughly equal manner. The lectures introduce the basic concepts of international relations and economics required for adequate comprehension of the global financial institutions. They also give a necessary overview of the institutions themselves. The seminars will take the form of discussions over texts that introduce the problems typical for functioning of particural institutions.
Assessment methods
Seminar participation, essay, written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010.
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