INTR9018A The East Asian Economy

Xin YI

2020

4.5

1 x 4-day intensive workshop yearly

This topic is only available offshore.

Master of Arts (International Relations in Economy and Trade) by coursework

The topic introduces students to a range of contemporary theoretical and historical approaches to the rise of the East Asian economy and its impact on the global economy over the last 50 years. After some reference to 19th century developments, the topic focuses on the post-war re-emergence of Japan as a global economic power and then moves to current debates about the prospects for a China-centred ‘Asian Century.’ This topic is focused on economic change within major East Asian economies (China, Japan and Korea) and the place of East Asia and East Asian states in the global economy.

This topic aims to:

Provide an introduction to East Asian political economy
Examine specific regional cases: China, Japan, Korea
Explore the historical and future likely development of these economies
Explain how these cases relate to wider theoretical and empirical debates in the subject of International Political Economy.

On completion of the topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Critically assess the way the East Asian Economy has developed over the last five decades
Analyse the key factors, including historical, behind Japan, South Korea and China’s rapid economic growth
Critically assess the structures and processes of the International Political Economy
Evaluate the place of East Asia in the global economy
Effectively use a variety of statistical sources and scholarly writings on the subject
Produce written work in accordance with good scholarly practice.

Key dates and timetable

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