040766 VO Business and Economic History - The global economy since the 18th Century (BA) (2014W)

The course provides a historical framework for understanding global economic policy, growht, and fluctuations since the 19th century. It compares the growht performance of World regions and offer explanations for the growth record. Moreover, key changes in the policy (monatary & trade, in particular) underpinning the global economy are discussed.