Department of Economics

Course: Greek Economic History II, 1940-2000

Code: HIS301

Semester: B

Tutor: Kostis K.

The course is chiefly aimed at familiarising students with Greece’s 20th century economic history, within the context of international economic developments.

The course opens with a description of the state of the Greek economy at the beginning of the 20th century, before investigating the economic implications of prolonged military confrontation and the subsequent integration of Greece’s new territorial acquisitions into the economy. Next, Greece’s inter-war economy is discussed at length, as are the consequences of the 1929 crisis. Following the period of war and occupation, the economic and financial disintegration of post-war Greece (including its hyperinflation) are discussed, along with the period of reconstruction. The rest of the course is devoted to the long boom of 1950-1970, as well as a discussion of principal economic developments in the post-1974 era, up until Greece’s integration into the Euro-zone.