Kurz je se zabývá postavením americké ekonomiky v globálním kontextu, jednotlivá témata viz. sylabus.
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
The course will focus on the role of U.S. in the wider context of the world economy. First part of the course covers the international economic system as a whole, the second part shows how the U.S. economy interacts with this system.
Cíl předmětu -
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Cílem kurzu je seznámit studenty s postavením americké ekonomiky v globálním kontextu. První část je zaměřená obecně na vývoj celosvětové ekonomiky, druhá pak zkoumá roli Spojených států v tomto systému.
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the role U.S. plays in the wider context of the world economy. First part of the course covers the international economic system as a whole, the second part shows how the U.S. economy interacts with this system.
Literatura -
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Viz povinná literatura ke každé hodině v sylabu.
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See required reading for each class in the syllabus.
Metody výuky -
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Úvod do problému, diskuse nad zadaným textem, prezentace studentů, závěrečné shrnutí hodiny.
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Brief introduction, discussion of the required reading, student presentation, final summary of the class.
Požadavky ke zkoušce -
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Aktivní účast v hodině - 20%, prezentace - 15%, písemná práce - 15%, závěrečný písemný test - 40%.
Course requirements:
1. Active participation, including thorough preparation for each class - 20%
Students will be required to read and discuss assigned texts. The texts are either available online (if there is a link in the syllabus) or in a Reader, located at the counter of the study library across the street under "Kozak - Economy". Furthermore, students will be required to read and discuss the weekly newsletter concerning current developments in US economy. 2. Economic newsletter -10%
Each student will put together one economic newsletter and send it to the class. The newsletter will consist of at least three articles from three various sources. First article should discuss an international economic issue, second an economic issue in the U.S. and third a specific issue related to a company, economic sector or local economy.
2. Oral presentation on a selected topic - 15%
Each student will select a topic somehow relevant to U.S. economy and will have an interesting brief oral presentation about it. If possible, the presentation should be in Powerpoint format and include relevant numbers, statistics and graphs as well as a list of resources. The topics can either be selected from the list of sample topics below or have to be approved by the instructor.
Sample topics:
Choose a major U.S. company, provide basic background information including market share, comparison with competitors, share price development, market capitalization and scope and extent of its international operations. Focus on one specific political issue connected with the company and provide thorough analysis.
Choose a specific sector of the economy (e.g. soybeans, memory chips, video games, firearms, gold), provide a basic background of the sector including overall revenues, main players, regional differences and comparison with other sectors. Describe also the position of U.S. within this sector. Focus on one specific political issue connected with the sector and provide thorough analysis.
Choose a country and provide basic overview of its trade relations with the U.S. including historical trade statistics, most important sectors and relevant companies. Focus on one specific bilateral trade issue and analyze it in more detail.
Choose a state within the United States and provide brief analysis of its economy including structure of labor force, most important sectors, comparison with other states and international linkages. Focus on one specific issue related to the economy of the state and analyze it in more detail.
If you come up with your own topic, it should include be specific and should contain some observable economic data.
3. Written essay on a similar topic as the presentation - 15%
In the essay, each student will primarily address the specific issue raised in the presentation and elaborate it in more detail (min. 7000 characters with spaces).
4. Final exam - 40%
In the first part, students will have to provide definitions for basic terms and concepts (e.g. current account balance, Laffer's curve, Gini coefficient), the second part will contain questions focusing on the assigned readings (e.g. What is Naomi Klein's opinion about moving inefficient factories from the U.S. to other countries? Do you agree with her analysis?) and the last part will contain three more general questions which will require a longer response based on thorough understanding of the course materials.
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Course requirements:
1. Active participation, including thorough preparation for each class - 20%
Students will be required to read and discuss assigned texts. The texts are either available online (if there is a link in the syllabus) or in a Reader, located at the counter of the study library across the street under "Kozak - Economy". Furthermore, students will be required to read and discuss the weekly newsletter concerning current developments in US economy. 2. Economic newsletter -10%
Each student will put together one economic newsletter and send it to the class. The newsletter will consist of at least three articles from three various sources. First article should discuss an international economic issue, second an economic issue in the U.S. and third a specific issue related to a company, economic sector or local economy.
2. Oral presentation on a selected topic - 15%
Each student will select a topic somehow relevant to U.S. economy and will have an interesting brief oral presentation about it. If possible, the presentation should be in Powerpoint format and include relevant numbers, statistics and graphs as well as a list of resources. The topics can either be selected from the list of sample topics below or have to be approved by the instructor.
Sample topics:
Choose a major U.S. company, provide basic background information including market share, comparison with competitors, share price development, market capitalization and scope and extent of its international operations. Focus on one specific political issue connected with the company and provide thorough analysis.
Choose a specific sector of the economy (e.g. soybeans, memory chips, video games, firearms, gold), provide a basic background of the sector including overall revenues, main players, regional differences and comparison with other sectors. Describe also the position of U.S. within this sector. Focus on one specific political issue connected with the sector and provide thorough analysis.
Choose a country and provide basic overview of its trade relations with the U.S. including historical trade statistics, most important sectors and relevant companies. Focus on one specific bilateral trade issue and analyze it in more detail.
Choose a state within the United States and provide brief analysis of its economy including structure of labor force, most important sectors, comparison with other states and international linkages. Focus on one specific issue related to the economy of the state and analyze it in more detail.
If you come up with your own topic, it should include be specific and should contain some observable economic data.
3. Written essay on a similar topic as the presentation - 15%
In the essay, each student will primarily address the specific issue raised in the presentation and elaborate it in more detail (min. 7000 characters with spaces).
4. Final exam - 40%
In the first part, students will have to provide definitions for basic terms and concepts (e.g. current account balance, Laffer's curve, Gini coefficient), the second part will contain questions focusing on the assigned readings (e.g. What is Naomi Klein's opinion about moving inefficient factories from the U.S. to other countries? Do you agree with her analysis?) and the last part will contain three more general questions which will require a longer response based on thorough understanding of the course materials.
Sylabus -
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Kurz se vyučuje v anglickém jazyce:
Course program:
1. Introduction
Course requirements, basic concepts in economic analysis, methodological aspects
2. World Trading System
Immanuel Wallerstein: The Essential Wallerstein. New York, The New Press, 2000
Robert Gilpin: The Trading System, in: Global Political Economy. Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2001.
3. International Financial System
Susan Strange: Mad Money. When Markets Outgrow Governments. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press.
Robert Gilpin: The Trading System, in: Global Political Economy. Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2001.
4. Critical Perspectives
Eric Helleiner: New Voices in the Globalization Debate: Green Perspectives on the World Economy, in: Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 60-69.
Sandra Whitworth: Theory and Exclusion: Gender, Masculinity, and International Political Economy, in : Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 91-101.
Stephen Gill: Knowledge, Politics and Neo-Liberal Political Economy, in : Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 48-59.
5. National Economy?
Robert Gilpin: Economic Evolution of National Systems
International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3, Special Issue: Evolutionary Paradigms in the
Michael E. Porter: The Competitive Advantage Of Nations, Harvard Business Review, March-April 1990.
7. Free Trade?
Richard E. Caves, Jeffrey A. Frankel and Ronald W. Jones: Trade Controls in Practice, in: World Trade and Payments, Addison Wesley, Boston, 2002, pp. 235-255.
Recommended:
Oxfam: Rigged Rules and Double Standards. Trade, Globalization, and the Fight against Poverty. Oxfam, 2002.
8. Forms of Capitalism
Ronald Dore: Stock Market Capitalism: Welfare Capitalism. Japan and Germany versus the Anglo-Saxons, Oxford University Press, 2000.
9. Income inequality
Naomi Klein: No Logo, New York, Picador, 2002. The Discarded Factory, pp.195-229.
10. Greening of America
Waking up and catching up, The Economist, January 25, 2007.
11. Federal Reserve
Readings to be announced
12. US Trade and Budget Deficit
Readings to be announced
13. Conclusions
No readings. In-class preparation for final exam.
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Course program:
1. Introduction
Course requirements, basic concepts in economic analysis, methodological aspects
2. World Trading System
Immanuel Wallerstein: The Essential Wallerstein. New York, The New Press, 2000
Robert Gilpin: The Trading System, in: Global Political Economy. Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2001.
3. International Financial System
Susan Strange: Mad Money. When Markets Outgrow Governments. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press.
Robert Gilpin: The Trading System, in: Global Political Economy. Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2001.
4. Critical Perspectives
Eric Helleiner: New Voices in the Globalization Debate: Green Perspectives on the World Economy, in: Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 60-69.
Sandra Whitworth: Theory and Exclusion: Gender, Masculinity, and International Political Economy, in : Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 91-101.
Stephen Gill: Knowledge, Politics and Neo-Liberal Political Economy, in : Richard Stubbs and Geoffrey D. Underhill (eds.): Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 48-59.
5. National Economy?
Robert Gilpin: Economic Evolution of National Systems
International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3, Special Issue: Evolutionary Paradigms in the
Michael E. Porter: The Competitive Advantage Of Nations, Harvard Business Review, March-April 1990.
7. Free Trade?
Richard E. Caves, Jeffrey A. Frankel and Ronald W. Jones: Trade Controls in Practice, in: World Trade and Payments, Addison Wesley, Boston, 2002, pp. 235-255.
Recommended:
Oxfam: Rigged Rules and Double Standards. Trade, Globalization, and the Fight against Poverty. Oxfam, 2002.
8. Forms of Capitalism
Ronald Dore: Stock Market Capitalism: Welfare Capitalism. Japan and Germany versus the Anglo-Saxons, Oxford University Press, 2000.
9. Income inequality
Naomi Klein: No Logo, New York, Picador, 2002. The Discarded Factory, pp.195-229.
10. Greening of America
Waking up and catching up, The Economist, January 25, 2007.
11. Federal Reserve
Readings to be announced
12. US Trade and Budget Deficit
Readings to be announced
13. Conclusions
No readings. In-class preparation for final exam.
Vstupní požadavky -
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
Anglický jazyk, další požadavky podle studijního programu
Poslední úprava: KOZAK (09.04.2008)
English, additional prerequisites according to the study program
