Aims of the course:
The class aims at current stage and basic trends within the development of the world economy with a special emphasis on the position of the European Union. It makes students familiar with principal actors if the global economic system (i.e. states, international organizations, transnational corporations, regional integration agreements, and sovereign wealth funds) as well as with their mutual interconnections.

Learning outcomes and competences:
Having finished the course students will:
- understand basic trends of the world economy and be able to evaluate its perspective developments based upon knowledge of it developments so far,
- understand the global as well as the regional features of the world economy and the role of its perspective centres,
- be able to critically evaluate role and interests of specific actors of the world economy as well as their influence on the Czech economy,
- be familiar with regional economic agreements and namely with the European economic integration.