This course is available on the BSc in Economic History, BSc in Economic History with Economics and BSc in Economics and Economic History. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in Economic History, BSc in Economic History with Economics and BSc in Economics and Economic History. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
20 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the LT. This course is taught as a seminar, with classes totalling 40 hours across the Michaelmas and Lent Terms.
One 500-words outline of an existing historical podcast. This is due shortly after the reading week of the MT. One 1000-words book review due at the end of the MT. One 1000-words outline of the historical podcast students will produce as part of their summative assessment. This is due early in the LT.
R. Bonney, ed. Economic Systems and State Finance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. P. Contamine, ed. War and Competition between States. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. R. B. Ekelund, and A. B. Davidson. 'The Public Choice Approach to Economic History.' In The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, edited by W. F. Shughart II and L. Razzolini, 512-46. Cheltenham, Northampton/MA: Elgar, 2001. T. Ertman. Birth of the Leviathan: Building States and Regimes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.? Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. H. Spruyt. The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change. Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. edited by J. L. Snyder and R. H. Ullman Princeton/NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994. O. Volckart. 'The Open Constitution and its Enemies: Competition, Rent Seeking, and the Rise of the Modern State.' Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 42, no. 1 (2000): 1-17.
Essay (50%, 4000 words) in the ST. Podcast (50%) in the LT.