FSS:MVZ141 Internat. econom. relat. - Course Information
MVZ141 International economic relations
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
- Wed 18:00–19:30 P52
- 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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Knowledge and comprehension of certain trends and context in the world economy are necessary preconditions for explanation and understanding international politics and international relations. In this course the power relations in the world economy and theirs development will be explained. Tha main focus will be on the major actors of international economic relations and the most important problems they solve.
At the end of this course students should be acquainted with various issues and problems of the international economy from the perspective of international relations. They acquire necessary knowledge that they can use for analysis and explication of recent problems in the world economy. - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The World Economy
- 3. International Economic Relations
- 4. International Monetary and Financial Relations
- 5. The Main Economic Powers
- 6. The United States of America
- 7. Japan
- 8. The European Union
- 9. Centrally Planned Economies and Their Transformations
- 10. The Czech Republic in the World Economy
- 11. Developing Countries and Their Position in the World Economy
- 12. China and India
- 13. Revision and Discussion
- Literature
- KUNEŠOVÁ, Hana and Eva CIHELKOVÁ. Světová ekonomika : nové jevy a perspektivy. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2006, xviii, 319. ISBN 8071794554. info
- CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Světová ekonomika : základní rysy a tendence vývoje. 2. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2004, 257 s. ISBN 8024506874. info
- CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Vnější ekonomické vztahy Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2003, xxxii, 709. ISBN 8071798045. info
- SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony and William D. NORDHAUS. Ekonomie. Translated by Michal Mejstřík - Milan Sojka - Antonín Kotulan. Vyd. 2. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 1011 s. ISBN 802050494X. info
- Assessment methods
- Requirements of the Course: 1. Final written examination, 4 questions, 5 points each. 2. Essay on one of the selected topics, max. 5 points. At least 15 points are required for a successful conclusion of the course.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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