The objective of the course is to help students get a better understanding of East Asia's economic development. To that end it will examine the mechanisms underlying the success of these economies until the late 1990s as well as the weaknesses in the development strategies which led to the 1997-98 financial crisis. The case of China is examined separately. The course closes with an assessment of the process of regional economic integration.
Françoise NICOLAS
Séminaire
English
Autumn 2022-2023
To validate the course, the student is expected to take one quiz, one take-home assignment and a final exam.
The course will be conducted as a lecture but students' participation is also expected. Readings will be assigned ahead of each session in order to facilitate students' participation.
World Bank, The East Asian Miracle – Economic Growth and Public Policy, New York, Oxford University Press, 1993 (Chapters 1 and 2-6)
Pempel, T.J., Revisiting the Japanese economic model, in Saadia Pekkanen and Kellee Tsai (eds), China and Japan in the World Political Economy, Routledge, London and New York, 2005, pp. 29 -44
Booth, Anne, « Initial Conditions and Miraculous growth – Why is Southeast Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea», World Development, vol. 27, No 2, 1999, pp. 301-21
Park, Donghyun, « The Dichotomy Between Northeast Asian Capitalism and Southeast Asian Capitalism », Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, vol. 5, n° 3, October 2000, pp. 234 – 54