Short Description
The primary aim of this course is to allow students to develop a critical appreciation of the cultural and historical factors that affect industrial innovation and of the ways that industrial innovation can influence economic performance through comparing experiences in three different countries during the twentieth century.

Please note this course does not run every session. For the current course list please see: http://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/economicsocialhistory/honourscourselist

Course Aims
The primary aim of this course is to allow students to develop a critical appreciation of the cultural and historical factors that affect industrial innovation and of the ways that industrial innovation can influence economic performance through comparing experiences in three different countries during the twentieth century.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course, students will be expected to have:
1. acquired some understanding of the political, economic, and social context of industrial innovation in the three countries under consideration;
2. developed the ability to compare the context and degree of success of industrial innovation in the three countries at specific points in time;
3. developed an ability to analyse the factors accounting for or hindering successful industrial innovation;
4. developed a critical awareness of some of the methods of comparative history.

*Course content subject to change