Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

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Module Offerings

4502IRICBT-SEP-PAR

Aims

The aim of this module is to teach students the complexity of cross border flows of capital, goods, ideas, and people that has rapidly transformed the human society due to globalisation. Globalisation has affected the autonomy of nation-states and have eroded the power of national governments. Hence, this module intends to examine not only the causes and mechanisms of this process, but also assesses its social, economic, and political impacts.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify the concepts of globalisation and economic governance.
2.
Describe the nature and context of global trade and reactions to it.
3.
Assess the global governance of finance.
4.
Explain the concepts of governing development, crisis and change in global economic governance.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. What is Globalisation? 2. Introduction to global trade and economic governance 3. Influential institutions in global economic governance 4. Reactions to globalization: Strong nationalism, regionalism and bilateralism 5. Europe’s shift from multilateralism to regionalism and bilateralism 6. Impact of Brexit on globalization 7. Globalization and international actors: States, IGOs, INGOs and MNCs 8. Introduction to global financial governance 9. The G-20 and global financial regulations 10. The role of private governance in global finance 11. Governing global capital flows, shadow banking and global finance 12. The UN and sustainable development goals
Additional Information:Recommended reading: Eccleston, R., (2012), The Dynamics of Global Economic Governance: The Financial Crisis, OECD and the Politics of International Tax Corporation, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Moschella, M. and Weaver, C., (2014) Handbook of Global Economic Governance: Players, Power and Paradigms, Routledge International Handbooks Stiglitz, J. (2002). Globalization and its Discontents. New York: W.W. Norton & Company . Stiglitz, J. (2006). Making Globalization Work. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

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