DR. DIANNE BETTS                      OFF: 58E DALLAS HALL

                EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

     Economic history serves the vital purpose of drawing attention
to the enduring and most important actors and scenes in the human
drama.  While man does not live by bread alone, until he has won
his daily bread he can give little time to anything else.  Leonardo
da Vinci and Pasteur, Raphael and Newton, had to have something to
eat before they could devote themselves to their creative work. 
The conditions of society which made it possible for them to paint
or study are of immense importance, for it is fairly certain that
in past times men of equal genius have spent their lives hunting
game or following a plow.  Economic history is, then, a thread
which, in the maze of historical events, leads us to those of the
most enduring significance.  At the same time it provides a
background necessary for the understanding of human activities,
high as well as low.

The text for the course is Rondo Cameron, A CONCISE ECONOMIC
HISTORY OF THE WORLD.  In addition, the following books have been
ordered (in paperback) for your convenience:
     Cipolla, BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
     Ashton, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
     Kindleberger, THE WORLD IN DEPRESSION

Readings marked with an asterisk (*) are on reserve in Fondren
Library.

Journal articles not marked with an asterisk can be purchased from
Kinkos as a part of a set for this class.

Abbreviations used:
     JEH - Journal of Economic History
     EEH - Explorations in Economic History
     EHR - Economic History Review
     QJE - Quarterly Journal of Economics
     P&P - Past and Present
     EJ  - Economic Journal

                     TOPICS AND READINGS

Overview of the Medieval Economy
    *Cipolla - Chps. 2,3,6,8
     Cameron - Chp. 3

Organization of Medieval Agriculture
    *Uselding, RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY, pp.124-170.
     Thirsk, "The Common Fields," P&P (1964), pp. 3-25.
The Manorial System
     North and Thomas, "The Rise and Fall of the Manorial System,"
          JEH (1971), pp. 777-803.
     Fenoaltea, "Authority, Efficiency, and Agricultural Organiza 
        tion in Medieval England and Beyond: A Hypothesis,"
          JEH (1975), pp. 693-718.

The Agricultural Revolution
     Timmer, "The Turnip, the New Husbandry and the Agricultural
          Revolution," QJE (1969), pp. 375-395.
     Grantham, "The Persistence of Open-Field Farming," JEH (1980),
pp. 515-531.
    *CAMBRIDGE ECONOMIC HISTORY, VOL. VI, pp. 604-672.

Population Change in the European Past
     Appleby, "The Disappearance of the Plague," EHR (1980),     
          pp. 161-173.
     Weir, "Life Under Pressure: France and England, 1670-1870,"
          JEH (1984), pp. 27-47.
    *Cipolla, Chp. 5.
     Cameron, Chp. 5.

Rise of Western Capitalism
    *Hicks, A THEORY OF ECONOMIC HISTORY, Chps. 3-7.
    *Parker, EUROPE, AMERICA, AND THE WIDER WORLD, Chp. 11.
    *Cipolla, Chp. 10.

1ST EXAM

The Industrial Revolution
    *Ashton, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, all.
     Crafts, "Why England First?" EHR (1977), pp. 429-441.
    *Hartwell, CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, Chp. 1.
     Thompson, "Time, Work Discipline and Industrial Capitalism,"
          P&P (1967), pp. 56-97.
     Freudenberger and Cummings, "Health, Work, and Leisure before
          the Industrial Revolution," EEH (1976), pp. 1-12.
     Cameron, Chp. 8.

Case Studies: France, Germany, and Russia
     Cameron, Chps. 9, 10.
    *Kemp, INDUSTRIALIZATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE,
          Chps. 3-5.

Imperialism
    *Floud and McCloskey, THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF BRITAIN SINCE
          1700, VOL. 2, Chp. 4.
     Fieldhouse, "Imperialism," EHR (1961), pp. 187-209.
     Platt, "The Imperialism of Free Trade," EHR (1968),
          pp. 296-306.
     Cameron, Chp. 6 and pp. 290-300.

Loss of British Leadership
    *Floud and McCloskey, THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF BRITAIN SINCE
          1700, VOL. 2, Chps. 1, 5.
     Ames and Rosenberg, "Changing Technological Leadership and
          Industrial Growth," EJ (1963), pp. 13-31.
    *Kindleberger, ECONOMIC RESPONSE, Chp. 7.
     Cameron, Chp. 11.

The Great Depression
     Temin, "The Beginnings of the Depression in Germany," EHR
          (1971), pp. 240-248.
    *Kindleberger, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, all.
     Cameron, Chp. 14.

Growth and Unification
     Cameron, Chps. 13, 15.

FINAL EXAM

Your grade in this class will be determined as follows:
     Mid-Term Exam       30%
     Final Exam          30%
     Term Paper          30%
     Quizzes             10%

The term paper will be on a topic of your choice.  It will be 10 to
12 pages in length and typewritten with standard endnotes,
bibliography, etc.  Consult a manual of style if you have ques-
tions.

Quizzes will be given in class on the readings.  Make-up quizzes
will not be given but you will be allowed to drop your worst grade.

Important dates:
     Feb. 21 - paper topic due
     Mar.  7 - bibliography due
     Mar. 9-17 - Spring Break
     Mar. 28 - paper due
     Apr.  1 - last day to drop a course with a WP
     May   8 - final exam

CAVEATS

     1. I will assume you have completed the assigned readings
before class.  I will not reorient by lectures to accomodate your
failure to perform in a mature manner.
     2. The only grade changes I will entertain are addition
errors.  With enough questions, random grading errors (positive and
negative) should diversify, leaving only systematic risk, i.e. an
unbiased measure of your performance.
     3. I do not keep formal attendance records, but for marginal
cases it will help if I recognize your name and face.
     4. Life isn't fair.D.C. BETTS                                    HIST 3328

          EXAM ONE - EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

WRITE ALL ANSWERS LEGIBLY IN YOUR BLUE BOOK AND GOOD LUCK!

25 pts.  I. Choose FIVE and briefly define:
            economic surplus
            virgater
            merchet
            agricultural revolution
            Robert Bakewell
            bill of exchange

15 pts. II. Choose ONE:

     Three characteristics of capitalism were important as Europe
moved from a medieval economy to a more modern one.  What were they
and what was the view regarding these characteristics PRIOR to the
rise of western capitalism?

     Compare and contrast the growth of population in England and
France during the 19th century.

60 pts.III. Choose TWO:

     Describe the open-field system of agriculture that prevailed
during the Middle Ages in Europe.  Be sure to include the
advantages and disadvantages, theories about its origins, and the
reason it continued.

     It has been said that the agricultural revolution freed labor
from the fields of England, allowing this labor to man the
industries spawned by the growing industrial sector.  Discuss
fully, citing general evidence to support your argument.

     The manor played 3 important roles in medieval life.  Explain
these roles.  Why did the manor decline as a unit of organization?
(use the theories of North and Thomas and Finoaltea as the basis
for your argument)D.C BETTS                                          HIST 3328

               EXAM TWO - EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

WRITE ALL ANSWERS LEGIBLY IN YOUR BLUE BOOK AND GOOD LUCK!

10 pts.  I. Choose TWO and briefly define:
            modern economic growth
            mercantilism
            Young Plan

90 pts. II. Choose THREE:

     Name the prerequisites for the creation of a machine society. 
Why was England, rather than France, the first nation to undergo an
Industrial Revolution?

     How did industrialization change the way Englishmen/women
lived?  Discuss the standard of living debate.

     Discuss six important aspects of the French economy in the
19th century.  Compare the German industrial experience with that
of France.

     Mercantilism was the precursor of 19th century imperialism. 
Briefly discuss the fourteen problems, policies, and notions of
mercantilism.  Explain the theories of imperialism put forth by
Lenin (Marxist), Hobson, Schumpeter, and Cairncross.