HIST 103  --  World Economy Since 1945
Professor Arthur Schmidt
arturo@temple.edu

This course aims to offer an historical perspective on the dynamically changing present by examining the experience of the world economy since World War II. It concentrates on two basic questions: 1) How did the domestic and global foundations of the current world economy come into being over the last half century? and 2) What are the implications of this historical process for the future? As an intermediate level history course, History 103/Honors 193 assumes no prior student backgrounds in either history or economics. All it asks of students is an active interest in developing their intellectual skills and in learning about the broad historical trends that influence their lives.