{"id":9646,"date":"2025-10-31T13:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/?post_type=course&p=9646"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:26:35","slug":"eco493-comparative-economic-systems-e","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/course\/eco493-comparative-economic-systems-e\/","title":{"rendered":"ECO493 - Comparative Economic Systems - (semester 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u039a\u03c9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2: ECO493<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0395\u03be\u03ac\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03bf: 7o<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd: <\/strong>Christos Balomenos<\/p>\n

The lesson Comparative Economic Systems<\/em> aims to introduce students to the study of the various forms of economic organization that have appeared in history and continue to exist today. The presentation and analysis of the course topics is based on the perspective of Political Economy, which studies the economy in its organic connection with social relations, political structures and institutions. The approach to economic systems is both theoretical and historical, that is, they are approached both through the determination of their fundamental characteristics and through the historical course of their development and the particular forms they have taken in space and time. Emphasis is given to the two most recent socio-economic systems, namely capitalism and socialism and the theoretical and historical issues associated with them.<\/p>\n

Some indicative questions addressed by the course are the following: What is the difference between the concepts of "socio-economic system" and "national-economic system"? What are the fundamental characteristics of the socio-economic systems that humanity has known (slaveholding, feudal, capitalist, socialist); What are the similarities and differences between the various capitalist "national-economic systems", such as those of Sweden and the USA? What are the characteristics of the socialist states of the 20th<\/sup> century, better known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR); What is the economic system of today's China?<\/p>\n

The course is structured in 4 modules. In the first module, students are introduced to the subject and basic concepts of the course, with the aim of understanding how we examine socio-economic systems, their difference from national economic systems and the succession that they have followed historically.<\/p>\n

In the second section, the course focuses on capitalism, both as a historical phenomenon and as a system with different forms in different countries and eras. Its evolution from the classical liberalism of the 19th century to post-war Keynesianism and neoliberalism from the 1970s to the present is analyzed. At the same time, national and regional forms of capitalism, such as "Anglo-Saxon", "Scandinavian" etc. capitalism, are examined.<\/p>\n

The third section of the course focuses on the socialist system, with an analysis of both its theoretical basis and its historical applications in the 20th century. Special emphasis is given to the experience of the Soviet Union and central planning. At the same time\u2014through the specific presentation of the experience of Yugoslavia and China\u2014it is discussed whether socialism can coexist with the long-term presence of the market.<\/p>\n

The fourth and final section focuses on the theoretical and contemporary debate surrounding the comparison of capitalism and socialism, from the classic debate on Economic Calculation (Mises, Hayek, Lange, etc.) to contemporary proposals for socialist planning and digital planning based on big data and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Section I: Introduction and theoretical framework<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong> Introduction to the course and its basic concepts. Socio-economic systems and their succession.<\/p>\n

Unit II: Capitalism and its forms<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

2th<\/sup> lesson: <\/strong>The historical development and fundamental characteristics of the capitalist economic system.<\/p>\n

3th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong> From classical liberalism to "neoliberalism": the so-called Anglo-Saxon model.<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong> Post-war "Keynesian capitalism" in France, Germany, Scandinavian countries.<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong>\u00a0 The European Union as a project of transnational capitalism.<\/p>\n

6th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong> Asian capitalism: Japan and "Islamic economies".<\/p>\n

Section III: Socialism and its experience in the 20th centuryth<\/sup> century<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

7th lesson:<\/strong> The fundamental characteristics of the socialist economic system.<\/p>\n

8th lesson: <\/strong>The history of Central Planning in the USSR.<\/p>\n

9th lesson:<\/strong> Is socialism compatible with the market? Yugoslav \u201cself-management\u201d and China\u2019s \u201csocialist market economy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Unity <\/u><\/strong>IV: Capitalism and socialism in dialogue<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

10th lesson:<\/strong> The discussion on financial calculation<\/p>\n

11th <\/sup>lesson:<\/strong> The contemporary debate on socialist planning.<\/p>\n

12th<\/sup> lesson:<\/strong> Repetition and conclusions<\/p>\n

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