Political economy is taught as part of the educational activities of the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Sciences. The course aims to provide a critical understanding of the main economic issues and problems in their historical development, theoretical and empirical
dimensions, and connections with other disciplines and fields of research (history, politics, sociology).
Within the framework of this course, teaching aims to provide.
1) a thorough knowledge of the principal authors, works, and orientations of the political economy throughout history;
2) the ability to contextualize, analyze, and critically interpret approaches of different nature (capitalist, liberal, socialist, communist);
3) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary for the study of political economy and essential for acquiring good expository skills in written and oral form
dimensions, and connections with other disciplines and fields of research (history, politics, sociology).
Within the framework of this course, teaching aims to provide.
1) a thorough knowledge of the principal authors, works, and orientations of the political economy throughout history;
2) the ability to contextualize, analyze, and critically interpret approaches of different nature (capitalist, liberal, socialist, communist);
3) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary for the study of political economy and essential for acquiring good expository skills in written and oral form
teacher profile teaching materials
The Industrial Revolution
Economic thought from Smith to Friedman
Hegemony and crisis of the capitalist system
Economic policy and the social question.
Roncaglia A., A Brief History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2017
plus a further book:
Rodrik D., The Globalization Paradox: Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can't Coexist, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021
Non-attending students
Q. Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2020
Mutuazione: 20711627 POLITICA ECONOMICA in Scienze della Comunicazione L-20 R CONTE GIAMPAOLO
Programme
The course aims to trace the stages of the genesis and evolution of economic policy from the English Industrial Revolution to the 2008 crisis, focusing on the formation processes of the major capitalist systems in Europe and beyond.The Industrial Revolution
Economic thought from Smith to Friedman
Hegemony and crisis of the capitalist system
Economic policy and the social question.
Core Documentation
Attending students:Roncaglia A., A Brief History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2017
plus a further book:
Rodrik D., The Globalization Paradox: Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can't Coexist, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021
Non-attending students
Q. Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2020
Attendance
frontal lectureType of evaluation
oral or written exam