ASIO5102 : China's Economy - Achievements, Prospects and Challenges

Accès directs

Responsable

Sylvie Demurger

Niveau

Discipline

Economie

ECTS

3.00

Période

1e semestre

Département

Département des Sciences sociales

Localisation

Site Descartes

Année

2023

Public externe (ouverts aux auditeurs de cours)

Content objectif

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.

Content prerequis

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.

Content modalites

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.

Content renseignements

The course is taught in English.

Syllabus to be distributed during the first lecture.

Content horaires

Créneau

Mercredi Matin
Jeudi Après-midi

Horaires du cours

Thursday from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM on the following dates :
September: 28 (D4-070)
October: 5 (D2-004), 12 (D2-004 / CANCELLED), 19 (D2-104) and 26 (D2-004)
November: 9 (D2-004), 23 (D2-018) and 30 (D2-117) (Note: no class on November 16 )
December: 7 (D2-004) and 14 (D2-018)

Wednesday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on the following date:
December: 6 (D2-123)

Content bibliographie

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. 2^nd edition.
Naughton, Barry, 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. The MIT Press.

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ASIO5102 : China's Economy - Achievements, Prospects and Challenges