Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Law :: International Relations
ORGANIZAÇÕES ECONÓMICAS INTERNACIONAIS - 2017/2018
2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Vítor Ramon Fernandes
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
To present the International Economics Organizations, in the context of its increasing importance before the Globalization of the Economy and in face of the perspective of Mundialization of the economics relations.
Specific Aims/Objectives
To give the students of International Relations the specific knowledge on the existence, the ends and the functioning of the International Economics Organizations, contributing wants for its full formation in the picture of the graduation, wants for a good preparation in the performance of the future national or international professional activity.
Skills to be acquired
In the end of the period the student will have to know which is the main international economics organizations, as well as its importance not only for the functioning of the international society, as its relevance in the conditioning and influences of the internal politics of the States - members.
Teaching Procedures
The education of this disciplines understands: - Theoretician-Practical lessons, for the
transmission of contents and exemplificação of related concrete situations with these contents; -
lessons of Tutorial Orientation in view of helping to the students to one correcta bibliographical
research and one correct agreement of the boarded substances.
Programme
1. Introduction
1.1. Nature, object and methodology
1.2. Justification of its importance in graduation
1.3. Bibliography of base.
1.4 The relevance of the International Economics Organizations, before the national States.
2. Deep the Monetary International (FMI); its origins;; the Bretton-Woods Agreement; the monetary crisis of 1971; the new statutes of the FMI; the results of the FMI; the World Bank.
3. The World-wide Organization of Commerce (OMC); its origins: the GATT; the negotiations in the scope of the GATT; the round of the negotiations of Uruguay; the Agreement of Marraqueche and the foundation of the OMC; the institucional system of the OMC; the results.
4. The OCDE; the origins; the development; the objectivos; the institucional system; the results.
5. The EFTA; the origins; the results; the European Economic Space.
6. The OPEP; the origins, the functioning; the results.
7. The UEM; the origins;; the European Monetary System and the Euro; the European Only Market; the common politics; the results.
8. The NAFTA and Mercosul; the origins; the results; the relations with the UE.
9. Annual report of the curricular unit
Evaluation Type
Continuous assessment follows the parameters of existing legislation and may be modified
according to changes in that legislation and the guidelines of the University.
Continuous assessment will depend on the positive contribution of the following:
1. presence and active participation in class;
2. carrying out two tests of continuous assessment;
3. elaboration of a practical case study to present and discuss in class.
Teaching Resources
Handouts provided by the teacher, scientific articles;
Case study;
Guidelines in order to carry out practical work.
Power Point documents.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
- International Economics Organizations
- Economy
- Globalization
- Moundialization
- Companies
- State
Main Bibliography
Author | CAMPOS, João Mota de, (coord.) |
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Title | Organizações Internacionais |
Edition | 4ª |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Coimbra Editora |
Year | 2010 |
Author | GILPIN, Robert |
Title | Global Political Economy |
Edition | 1ª |
Place | Princeton |
Editor | Princeton University Press |
Year | 2001 |
Author | EICHENGREEN, Barry |
Title | Globalizing Capital |
Edition | 2ª |
Place | Princeton |
Editor | Princeton University Press |
Year | 2008 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | VELASCO, Manuel Diez |
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Title | Las Organizaciones Internationales |
Edition | 16ª |
Place | Madrid |
Editor | Tecnos |
Year | 2010 |
Author | TAMAMES, Ramón; HUERTA, Begona |
Title | Estructura Económica Internacional |
Edition | 21ª |
Place | Madrid |
Editor | Alianza Editorial |
Year | 2010 |