You will be provided with packs on the first day of the course, containing all required readings. To benefit fully, however, you should be aware of the current and most pressing issues in the global economy. It is therefore recommended that you spend some time exploring the blogs, columns and articles below which offer an analysis of the economy and provide crucial information. We have also uploaded some useful readings for which Simon Leaver-Cole will supply a password.
Since understanding these debates requires a certain level of familiarity with key economic concepts you may feel that you lack the knowledge to fully understand the underlying dynamics. 'Economics for Foreign Policy – Level 1' is designed to fill those knowledge gaps by helping you link economic ideas with political and economic developments.
Glossary: The Economist's glossary of economic terms, from absolute advantage to zero-sum game
Glossary: The BBC's crisis-related glossary
Blog: Robert Peston
BBC
Robert Peston, ITV political editor, analyses business issues that matter to us all.
Column: Will Hutton
The Guardian
Will Hutton has written a weekly column for more than 15 years: six years at the Guardian and nine years at the Observer.
Column: John Kay
The Financial Times
Blog: Free exchange
The Economist
In this blog, correspondents consider the fluctuations in the world economy and the policies intended to produce more booms than busts. Adam Smith argued that in a free exchange both parties benefit, and this blog's aim is to encourage a free exchange of views on economic matters.
Blog: Beyond BRICs
The Financial Times
Emerging markets: news and comments from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil and Russia.
Article: Migration and Business: Weaving the World together
The Economist, 19 November 2011
Article: Lovely and lousy jobs
Manning, A. CentrePiece, Autumn, 2013