Efficiency of economics integration- SPEC: International Economic Relations [ECB3SE11EC-Z18] Semestr zimowy 2018/2019
Konwersatorium, grupa nr 1

• Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press.

• Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold.

• Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin, 2001, Global Political Economy. Understanding The International Economic Order, Princeton University Press.

• Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education.

• Frank McDonald, Stephen Dearden (edit.) 2005, European Economic Integration, Perason Education Limited .

• Francesco Perrini, Stefano Pogutz, Antonio Tencati, 2006, Developing Corporate Social Responsibility. A European Perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

• Nicholas Moussis, 2004, Access to European Union, Law, Economics, Policies, European Study Service.

• J. Pelkmans, 2006, European Integration. Methods and Economic Analysis, Pearson Education Limited.

• Donna J. Wood, 1994, Business and Society, Harper Collins College Publishers.

• Josep M. Lozano, Laura Albareda, Tamyko Ysa, Heike Roscher, Manila Marcuccio, 2008, Governments and Corporate Social Responsibility. Public Policies beyond Regulation and Voluntary Compliance, Palgrave Macmillan.

• Philip Kotler, Nancy Lee, 2005, Corporate Social Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

• John Hancock (edit.), 2005, Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility. A Guide to Best Practice, Business Planning & the UK's Leading Companies, Kogan Page Limited.

• Donna J. Wood, 1994, Business and Society, Harper Collins College Publishers.

• Josep M. Lozano, Laura Albareda, Tamyko Ysa, Heike Roscher, Manila Marcuccio, 2008, Governments and Corporate Social Responsibility. Public Policies beyond Regulation and Voluntary Compliance, Palgrave Macmillan.

• Philip Kotler, Nancy Lee, 2005, Corporate Social Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

• John Hancock (edit.), 2005, Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility. A Guide to Best Practice, Business Planning & the UK's Leading Companies, Kogan Page Limited.

Discussion session 01; The meaning of sustainable development.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 1: Introduction to sustainable development.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 1.9; Development as economic growth (A.P. Thirlwall), Chapter 2.1; Theories, strategies and ideologies of development (R.B. Potter).

Discussion session 02; Dualistic and unilinear concepts of development.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 2: An unequal world & Chapter 3: A brief history of economic development.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 2.3; Smith, Ricardo and the world marketplace (D. Sapsford), Chapter 2.4; Dualistic and unilinear concepts of development (T. Binns).

Discussion session 03; The different types of capitalism, organization of economic process and economic interests.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 4: Why some countries develop while others stayed poor.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 2.8; Classical dependency theories: from ECLA to Andre Gunder Frank (D. Conway and N. Heynen), Chapter 2.10; World-systems theory: centres, peripheries and semi-peripheries (T. Klark).

Discussion session 04; Economy and society; networks, interest - based model.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 5: Ending extreme poverty.

Text for this class; Jacques Pelkmans, 2006, European Integration. Methods and Economic Analysis, Pearson Education Limited, Chapter 1; What is Economic Integration? & Chapter 2; Economic Construction of the EU.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 1.7; The measurement of poverty (H. White), Chapter 1.8; Poverty in global terms (A. O'Connor).

Discussion session 05; The natural environment & economic development.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 6: Planetary boundaries, Chapter 12: Climate change & Chapter 13: Saving biodiversity and protecting ecosystem services.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 6.1; Sustainable development (M. Redclift), Chapter 6.2; Climate, environment and development (D. McGregor).

Text for this class; John Hancock (edit.), 2005, Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility. A Guide to Best Practice, Business Planning & the UK's Leading Companies, Kogan Page Limited, Chapter 11; Waste management and recycling, Chapter 12; Environmental risk management.

Discussion session 06; Development as improving human welfare and human rights.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 7: Social inclusion.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 1.10; Development as improving human welfare and human rights (J.A. Elliott).

Text for this class; Jacques Pelkmans, 2006, European Integration. Methods and Economic Analysis, Pearson Education Limited, Chapter 15; Social Equity for the Union?

Discussion session 07; Malnutrition and nutrition policies.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 9: Health for all & Chapter 10: Food security.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 7.10; Population trends in developing countries (E. Coast).

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 8.1; Malnutrition and nutrition policies in developing countries (P. Shetty), Chapter 8.4; Managing health and disease in developing countries (S. J. Connor).

Discussion session 08; The consequence of urbanization.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 11: Resilient cities.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 5.1; Urbanization in developing countries (D. Satterthwaite) and Chapter 5.2; World cities and development (R. B. Potter).

Discussion session 09; The modern concepts of development.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 2.13; Postmodernism and development (D. Simon), Chapter 2.16; The changing role of the state in development (R. Batley).

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 2.17; Social capital and development (E. McAslan)

Discussion session 10; Industrialization and development.

Text for this class; Jeffrey D. Sachs, 2015, The age of sustainable development, Columbia University Press, Chapter 14: Sustainable development goals.

Text for this class; Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education, Chapter 19: Emerging Economies.

Text for this class; Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter (edit.), 2002, The Comparison to development studies, Hodder Arnold, Chapter 4.1; Global shift: industrialization and development (R. Kiely), Chapter 4.3; Global convergence, divergence and development (R.B. Potter).

Discussion session 11; The international cooperation - dimensions of economic interdependence.

Text for this class; Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin, 2001, Global Political Economy. Understanding The International Economic Order, Princeton University Press, Chapter 6: The Political Significance of the New Economic Theories & Chapter 7: National Systems of Political Economy.

Text for this class; Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education, Chapter 1: Regional and Global Strategy.

Discussion session 12; Dimentions of international integrations; political, economic and social conditions.

Text for this class; Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin, 2001, Global Political Economy. Understanding The International Economic Order, Princeton University Press, Chapter 11: The State and the Multinationals.

Text for this class; Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education, Chapter 3: The Triad and International Business.

Additional subject; Institutionalization of international economic relations.

Text; Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin, 2001, Global Political Economy. Understanding The International Economic Order, Princeton University Press, Chapter 8: The Trading System.

Text; Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education, Chapter 6: International Trade.

Text; Alan M. Rugman, Simon Collinson, 2006, International Business, Pearson Education, Chapter 16: European Union, Chapter 17: Japan, Chapter 18: North America.

Course requirements; The course employs a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, discussion, case write. Although the specific activities will vary, the objectives will always be the same: to improve students understanding of efficiency of economic integration.

Class participation. Students are expected to be prepared for items that the syllabus cites for the day indicated as read or prepare. Participants are required to actively participate in class and discussions. Likewise, they are expected in class on time.

Absence, lateness, and lack of preparation will have a negative impact on your grade. If you do not meet the course requirements, your grades will be lower. Students who will exceed 60% of absence will fail.

Participation in presentation. The Power Point presentation gives students the opportunity to discuss a particular issue in more depth than the brief case memos allow. The presentation will be completed in teams, and each team will be required to present their project to the class. These analyses are due at the beginning of the class on the day the project is to be prepared.

Assessment methods;

1. Midterm exercise 1 (22 points); this exercise will test your ability to explain and apply concepts from the discussion session.

2. Midterm exercise 2 (22 points); this exercise will test your ability to explain and apply concepts from the discussion session.

3. Power Point presentation (6 points).

4. Final exercise (50 points).

The final course grading criteria is described below;

91 – 100 points; Very Good (grade 5), 81 – 90 points; Good plus (grade 4.5)

71 – 80 points; Good (grade 4), 61 – 70 points; Satisfactory plus (grade 3.5)

51 – 60 points; Satisfactory (grade 3), 0 – 50 points; Marginal (grade 2)