History of International Trade
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Commerce
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Students will possess following abilities:
- knowledge of the historical development of trade into its international dimension,
- knowledge of the development of international trade on the example of the role of European countries and monopolies in the development of international trade,
- understanding of the context, developments, events, and their impact on international trade,
- basic knowledge of the functioning and main determinants in the development of international trade.
Students will obtain following skills:
- ability to use publicly available data in the field of international trade,
- ability to compile a basic overview of the development of international trade or specific events affecting the development of international trade,
- ability to prepare a presentation on the development of international trade or specific events affecting the development of international trade in specific stages of development.
Students will gain following competences:
- ability to prepare and present the assigned work,
- ability to identify major events affecting international trade in different periods,
- ability to describe the development of international trade based on facts and figures,
- ability to critically evaluate the knowledge gained,
- the ability to think creatively and critically evaluate the context in the development of international trade.
Indicative content
The beginnings of the development of trade in the world to its international dimension. Development of international trade since the modern age - changes and transformation of trade. Major events and actors influencing the expansion in international trade until the end of the 19th century. International trade in the 20th century. Development of international trade at the beginning of the 21st century.
Support literature
1. Balhar, V. - Balhar, V. (2011). Dejiny svetového hospodárstva. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM.
2. Cameron, R. (1996). Stručné ekonomické dejiny světa. Od doby kamenné do současnosti. Praha: Victoria Publishing.
3. Dorobat, E. C. (2015). A brief history of international trade thought: from pre-doctrinal contributions to the 21st century heterodox international economics. Journal of Philosophical Economics, 8(2):106-37. 10.46298/jpe.10677
4. Drieniková, K. - Zubaľová, Ľ. (2013). Zahraničnoobchodná politika EÚ v meniacich sa podmienkach globálneho hospodárskeho prostredia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM. (1. kapitola)
5. Eltis, D. – Richardson, D. (2015). Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History). Yale University Press
6. Holman, R. (2005). Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. 3. vyd. Praha : C.H. Beck.
7. Parker, P. (2021). History of World Trade in Maps. Collins.
8. Štěrbová, L. (2013). Mezinárodní obchod ve světové krizi 21. století. Praha : Grada Publishing.
9. U.S. Government Information. The History and Future of International Trade. Dostupné na: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/ERP-2006/pdf/ERP-2006-chapter7.pdf
10. World History Encyclopedia. Dostupné na: https://www.worldhistory.org/
11. Yiwei, W. (2021). Čína a Nová hodvábna cesta. Bratislava: PERFEKT.
Syllabus
1. The beginnings of international trade (in the ancient world – Phoenicia, Hellenic culture). 2. The importance of the Silk Road and the spice routes, the importance and position of Central Asia. 3. The Venetian Republic and the essence of its trading system, the importance of the Mediterranean. 4. Transformation of international trade after the discovery of America, the period of colonialism. 5. The organization of international trade on the example of the so-called East India companies and Dutch West India Company. 6. The slave trade and its influence on the development of international trade. 7. Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands as European trading powers. 8. Opium wars and their influence on the cooperation between Britain and China, the position of Hong Kong. 9. The expansion of Great Britain and its position in international trade. 10. International trade in the first half of the 20th century (Great Depression, Second World War). 11. International trade in the second half of the 20th century (oil crises/shocks and the Iranian religious revolution). 12. International trade in the second half of the 20th century - foreign trade reform and the opening-up process of the Chinese economy. 13. International trade at the beginning of the 21st century (global financial and economic crisis).
Requirements to complete the course
10% active participation in seminars
30% seminar paper and its presentation
60% final exam
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak language, English language
Date of approval: 09.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 25.10.2023