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This module introduces the history of global economic change from a long-term perspective drawing on the new economic history literature. It is divided into two broadly defined historical periods. The first term, covering the period of 1700-1914, starts with a series of lectures on concepts and debates in global economic history. Topics follow a chronological order as they introduce major turning points in the history of the economic change prior to 1914, including the rise of fiscal states, commercial expansion of the West, and financial and monetary transformations. The second half of the term mainly focuses on the history of industrialisation, economic growth and divergence from a global and comparative standpoint. The second term opens with an introductory lecture on the history of economic globalisation since 1870. In chronological order, weekly lectures explore the globalisation backlash between the two world wars, the post-war Bretton Woods consensus, and the new economic order since 1970. The first five weeks of the second term primarily feature the economic performance of the developed world; whereas the second half sheds light on the economic history of key developing regions and the political economy of late development. The module concludes with two lectures on global demographic trends and living standards from a long-term perspective. This module does not require any previous knowledge of economics, however, students are expected to engage in basic economic concepts.