The History of Globalisation

About the lecture

In this module, we introduce the key ideas of globalisation and trace its long-run history. In particular, we will focus on: (i) defining key terms, such as globalisation, international trade and international finance; (ii) the history of globalisation from the 15th century onwards; and (iii) globalisation’s take-off and price convergence in the 19th century.

About the lecturer

Dr Paul Segal is a Reader in Economics of Development at King's College London. He specialises in researching global poverty and inequality, the economics of natural resources, and economic history. He has published widely within these areas, including Who Are the Global Top 1%? and The Economy: Economics for a Changing World. He has also written policy articles for FT.com and has collaborated with Oxfam Mexico to undertake empirical fieldwork in Mexico City, analysing multidimensional inequalities.