Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Economic Policy of Selected Countries

Type of study	BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	120-0344/06
Abbreviation	HPVZ
Course title	Economic Policy of Selected Countries
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of International Economic Relations
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Introduction to the course. The world economic development and the regulations of economies on the national and international levels.
2. Economic policy - theoretical discipline. The main landmarks in the development of practical economic policy. The specificity of the EU economic policy.
3. The characterization of the main types of economic policy.
4. The specification of the EU´s economic policy and its instruments.
5. Economic development and economic policy in Germany.
6. Economic development and economic policy in Great Britain.
7. Economic development and economic policy in France.
8. Economic development and economic policy in Scandinavian countries.
9. Economic development and economic policy in the USA.
10. Economic development and economic policy in Japan.
11. Economic development and economic policy in Russia.
12. Economic development and economic policy in China.
13. The comparison of the strong and weak sites of the selected economies.
14. Acctual issue in world economy. Conclusion.

Seminars:
1. Introduction into the course.
2. Discussion about the economic reforms in Germany and Great Britain.
3. Discussion about the economic reforms in Scandinavian countries and France.
4. Discussion about the economic reforms in the USA and Japan.
5. Discussion about the economic reforms in Russia and China.

Literature

FOJTÍKOVÁ, Lenka a Bohdan VAHALÍK. Praktická hospodářská politika ve vybraných zemích světové ekonomiky. Ostrava: SOET, 2017, vol. 23. 416 s. ISBN: 978-80-248-3990-5.
QUÉRÉ, A. B., B. COEURÉ, P. JACQUET a J. P. FERRY. Economic Policy. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. 709 s. ISBN 978-0-19-532273-6.
TOMEŠ, Zdeněk et al. Hospodářská politika 1900-2007. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2008. 253 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-002-7.

Advised literature

BARTLETT, Bruce. The New American Economy. The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 266 s. ISBN 978-0-230-61587-8.
CIHELKOVÁ, Eva et al. Světová ekonomika. Obecné trendy rozvoje. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2009. 273 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-155-0.
FEENSTRA, Robert C. a Shang-Jin WEI. China´s Growing Role in World Trade. London: The University of Chicago Press, 2010. 256 s. ISBN 978-0-226-23971-2. ISBN 0-226-23971-3.
MADDISON, Angus. Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run. Paris: OECD Development Centre, 2007. 195 s. ISBN 978-92-64-03762-5.
FISCHMAN, Ted C. Jak Čína drtí Ameriku a svět. Praha: Alfa Publishing, 2006. 278 s. ISBN 80-86851-44-3.
TSE, Edward. The China Strategy. New York: Basic Books, 2010. 247 s. ISBN 978-0-465-01825-3.

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