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A study of the geography of the world economy. The major topics include the historical development of the world economy from the geographical perspective, trends in the geography of production, trade and investment, the most important factors and actors affecting the geography of the world economy: technological change, transnational corporations and states, geography of transnational corporations, case studies of economic geography of selected industries and service activities, effects of uneven development and economic globalization on the developed and developing countries.
Note: the entire course will be taught and conducted in English. Last update: Pavlínek Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
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All required materials are available in Moodle: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=716
REQUIRED MATERIALS Knox, P., Agnew, J. and McCarthy, L. (2014) Geographical dynamics of the world economy. In: Knox, P., Agnew, J. and McCarthy, L.: The Geography of the World Economy, 6th Edition, pp. 61-92. Dicken, P. (2015): Global Shift: Chapter 1 What in the world is going on? pp. 28-38. Finbarr Livesey (2018) Unpacking the possibilities of deglobalisation. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 11, 177–187. Dicken, P. (2015): Global Shift: Tangled webs: unravelling complexity in the global economy, pp. 49-73. Dicken, P. (2015): Global Shift: Technological change: 'gales of creative destruction', pp. 74-113. Knox, P., Agnew, J. and McCarthy, L. (2014) Globalization of economic activities. In: Knox, P., Agnew, J. and McCarthy, L.: The Geography of the World Economy, 6th Edition, pp. 145-175. Pavlínek, P. (2022) Revisiting economic geography and foreign direct investment in less developed regions. Geography Compass, 16(4), e12617, pp. 1-21. Dicken, P. (2015): Global Shift: 'Capturing value' within global production networks, pp. 251-278. Pavlínek, P. (2023) Geopolitical decoupling in global production networks. Economic Geography, pp. 1-32. Sturgeon, T. J., Van Biesebroeck, J., Gereffi, G. (2008) Value chains, networks and clusters: reframing the global automotive industry, Journal of Economic Geography 8, pp. 297–321. Pavlínek, P. (2020) Restructuring and internationalization of the European automotive industry. Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 509-541. DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lby070. Dicken, P. (2015) Global Shift: ‘Making the World Go Round’: Advanced business Services, pp. 510-538. Dicken, P. (2015): Global Shift: Winning and losing: where you live really matters, 304-353. Last update: Pavlínek Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
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The final grade for this course will be based on the performance in a final exam, reading summaries, and class attendance and participation in class discussions. READING SUMMARIES Students will be required to submit a summary of the required readings in English once a week on Monday by 11:55 pm in Moodle (https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=716) according to the schedule of readings in the syllabus.
MANDATORY CLASS ATTENDANCE AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS Students will receive 0.5 point for each attended class. Students will be asked to present their reading questions for the class discussion. Attendance points will be lowered if a student is unable to ask the discussion question or do not participate in a class discussion. Each student can collect 11.5 points for class attendance.
CREDIT (zápočet) The summer semester has 13 weeks. There are 12 reading summaries assigned. In order to pass the credit (zápočet) and be allowed to take the final exam, a student must: 1. turn in all 12 reading summaries and receive a minimum of 22 points for them. 2. collect at least 10 points for the class attendance and class discussion.
FINAL EXAM Students will be allowed to take the final exam only after passing the credit (zápočet). The final exam will comprise of 100 multiple-choice questions. The exam will cover lecture material and text readings, so BOTH your attendance and outside preparation are necessary to do well. Each question will carry one point. There will be only one correct answer for each question.
FINAL GRADE You can collect 100 points for the exam, 24 points for reading summaries, 12.5 points for class attendance and discussion. The total is 136.5 points plus the potential bonus for excellent reading summaries You can collect 100 points for the exam, 24 points for reading summaries, 11.5 points for class attendance and discussion. The total is 135.5 points plus the potential bonus for outstanding reading summaries. Final grade scale: Excellent 109 and more points (more than 80%) Very good 95-108 points (70-80%) Good 81-94 points (60-69%) Failed Less than 81 points (less then 60%) Last update: Pavlínek Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
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The detailed syllabus is available in Moodle: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=716 We will use Moodle where you will find the syllabus, all required reading materials, power point lectures slides, and you will have to submit your reading summaries through Moodle as well. Therefore, you need to log into Moodle, in order to sign up for the course and access it: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=716. Before logging into Moodle make sure that you have your login information correctly set up in CAS UK. It is crucial that your e-mail is listed correctly. After accessing Moodle, you need to identify the course (MZ340P45 Geography of the World Economy) and sign up for it. You will be able to submit reading summaries only after you sign up for the course.
SCHEDULE OF LECTURE TOPICS 1. Introduction: Historical perspective on the development of the world economy. Theoretical explanations of the global economy; global division of labor; globalization after WWII; globalization debate; globalization and internationalization. 2. Network approach to the world economy: Basic concepts: production chains and production networks. 3. Global economy: Trends in production, trade and investment: aggregate trends in global economic activity. 4. Technological change 5. Transnational corporations: theoretical interpretations, how transnational corporations operate 6. Transnational Production Networks 7. State economic policies 8. Relationships between transnational corporations and states 9. The clothing industry 10. The automotive industry 11. Advance business services including finance 12. Winning and losing in the global economy Last update: Pavlínek Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
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