ASIO5102 : China's Economy - Achievements, Prospects and Challenges
- Responsable(s) :
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- Sylvie Demurger
Niveau
M2
Discipline
Economie
Public externe (ouverts aux auditeurs de cours)
Informations générales sur le cours : ASIO5102
This course seeks to assess China’s economic and social transformation in the post-1978 economic reforms period. Moving away from a closed, poor, and centrally-planned economy, China is now a major player in the global economy with far-reaching implications for the rest of the world. The course aims at helping students to understand both China’s role in the global economy and the complexity of the changes that are taking place.
There is no formal prerequisite for this course, which is aimed at students with a pluri-disciplinary background. Yet, the approach will be dominantly economic and necessitates that students understand basic economic theories.
The course is organized around topic areas that aim at providing a comprehensive coverage of China’s economic achievements, prospects and challenges. The topics covered include: China’s political economy of reforms; Economic growth; Agriculture and the rural economy; Urban sector and urbanization; Demographics and the labour market; Inequalities and consumer economy; China in the world economy; Environmental damage.
The course is taught in English.
Syllabus to be distributed during the first lecture.
Créneau(x)
- Jeudi Matin
September: 12, 26
October: 3, 10, 17
November: 7, 14, 21, 28
December: 5, 12
There is no required text, but the following three books are good references and will be used throughout the class, together with additional references.
- Brandt, Loren and Rawski, Thomas G., 2010. China’s Great Economic Transformation. Cambridge University Press.
- Kroeber, Arthur R., 2020. China’s Economy – What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition.
- Naughton, Barry, 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. The MIT Press.