Duration: 3 hours per week - 13 weeks [ECTS: 6]

Course Outline

The course will cover the ideas of the major economist from the 17th Century to now. The course will concentrate on the central economic theories contained in the writings of the major economists, particularly Smith, Malthus, Ricardo and Mill, and the economics of Marx etc. The course will cover the major theories of economic growth, population, value and price, wages, profits, and rents, international trade, monetary theory, and the role of government. Attention will be given to the surrounding intellectual, political, and economic context within which these ideas were developed.