The Course

By several measures, the global economy was more fully integrated in 1900 than it is today. Thus, the current march of globalization is neither inevitable nor unprecedented. In this course, we will examine the foreign economic policies of the major powers (particularly the United States and Great Britain) that fostered these two eras of globalization. We will also consider the normative arguments made by both the advocates (Jefferson, Peel, Hull, and Krugman) and the critics (Hamilton, Schmoller, Keynes, and Rodrik) of market integration. We will use this perspective to understand and evaluate current trends in international political economy.

This Site

This site contains all of the most recent information about this course. Students are required to read through the site upon enrolling in the course to ensure they are familiar with the course policies, assignments, and goals.

Students should check the site regularly for updates.

The Instructor

You can find further information about me, James Ashley Morrison, via my website.