Course Description
TITLE: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBALIZATION
CODE: PEC311
SEMESTER: F
INSTRUCTOR(S): A. Pappas (Adjunct Lecturer)
Aims and objectives
The main objective of the course is to study the effects of globalization on the world economy and especially the effects on international capital flows, international trade, workflows, technology and the environment. The three main theoretical approaches of globalization are considered: Mercantilism, Liberalism, Marxism or Structuralism. The foundation of this course is the interdisciplinary approach of International Political Economy and it focuses on the role of financial markets, “hot money”, international debt problems and financial crises.
Course Books
Cohn, Th. (2008). Διεθνής Πολιτική Οικονομία, εκδόσεις Gutenberg
Balaam, D, Veseth, M. (2001). Introduction to International Political Economy,Upper Saddle River,New Jersey.
Additional references
Το παράδοξο της παγκοσμιοποίησης, Rodrik Dani, 2012, Κριτική
Το μυστήριο του κεφαλαίου, Hernando de Soto, 2003, Εκδόσεις Ροές
Διεθνής πολιτική οικονομία, Τσαρδανίδης Χ., Κόντης Α., 2012
Παγκόσμια πολιτική οικονομία, O'Brien Robert, Williams Marc (Επιστ.επιμ.: Σκλιάς Παντελής), 2011, Παπαζήσης
Ιστορία της παγκοσμιοποίησης, Jurgen Osterhammel, Niels P. Petersson, 2013, Αιώρα