McCallum Graduate School of Business Bentley University GBE 790: Manufacturing in the EU and The Changing Dynamics of Turkey's EU Relations March 9-‐18, 2012 Munich, German and Istanbul, Turkey Cost per student: $5,200 Dr. Alan N. Hoffman Professor of Management Office: MOR 107; Office Phone: (781) -‐ 891 2287 E-‐mail:
[email protected] REQUIRED READINGS Books: The German Economy: Beyond the Social Market, by Horst Siebert, Princeton University Press, 2005. Read Chapters 1-‐4, 6. Chapt.1: Basic Features of the German Economy Chapt. 2: The Social Market Economy Chapt. 3: The Weak Growth Performance Chapt.4: The Labor Market: High and Sticky Unemployment Chapt 6: Ageing as a Challenge Over the Next 40 Years. The Government and Politics of The European Union, th 7 edition, Neill Nugent, Palgrave Macmillion, 2010, Parts 1 & 2. Part 1: The Historical Evolution of the EU Part 2: The Evolving Treaty Framework Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World, by Vali Nasr, The Free Press, 2009. Articles: Turkey in Europe: The Economic Case for Turkish membership of the European Union: 1 Turkey’s Accession to the EU – The Business Case by Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Foreign Secretary Preface by Rt Hon William Hague MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary and senior member of the Shadow Cabinet Introduction: Turkey’s future lies in Europe by Adam Hug, Policy Director, The Foreign Policy Centre 1. Turkey’s economic integration with the EU: A case of win-‐win interdependence by Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Enlargement 2.