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Buenos Aires

Liberal Arts, Language and Culture - Year 6 2009
International Economy 1

56
Language Level: Advanced
International Economy 1
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
University of El Salvador (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Course Description

Hours & Credits

56

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

5

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

The international economic system. Characteristics of markets. External heterogeneousness. Effects of commerce. Role of the state in international economic relations. Capitalist antecedents; "Fisiócratas" and "Mercantilistas". Classic theory of commerce: revision of classic theories. Revaluation of domestic economies. The neoclassical theory. The contemporary currents. Theories of Neotechnological transnational optimization. The scale of international payments. Foreign exchange market. The international financial system. Indicators of foreign trade. Economic models and international economy. Productive setting of the postwar period. Direct external investment. Effects of the transnational businesses on occupation and income. Business strategies and national development. The manufacturing industry of Argentina. Hierarchy of the productive activities in recent years. Impact of the economic politics. Spatial distribution. The international cooperation.