Political Economy of East Asia (U03894)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : SPS-3-PEEA

This course introduces the political economy of East Asia (broadly construed to include China, Japan, South Korea and the southeast Asian region). It examines the economic performance of these economies, and considers explanations for high levels of growth as well as the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. Attention to the role of the state in economic development will be especially important ? particularly the development strategies of the major East Asian states. We will also consider the phenomenon of regional integration in East Asia, its causes and consequences.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Politics, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	12:10	13:00	Room 7.01, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes of Political Economy of East Asia are:

- develop students' conceptual knowledge of key dynamics and concepts in the study of the political economy of east Asia;
- enrich students? ability to evaluate specific explanations of east Asian growth and crisis;
- promote critical understandings of how and why states interact and with what effect.