2013/2014  KAN-CMO_CPEC  China's Political Economy

English Title

China's Political Economy

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Elective
Level	Full Degree Master
Duration	One Semester
Course period	Spring
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, MSc
Course coordinator
Yang Jiang - Department of International Economics and Management (INT)
Main academic disciplines
International Political Economy
Last updated on 05-03-2013

Learning objectives

Carry out in-depth analysis of China's international economic policies; Integrate theory of political economy and empirical analysis to make an argument on a topic related to China's political economy; Conduct independent research on the domestic and/or international dynamics of an area of China's economic policy; Critically discuss a topic China's political economy or a theory of political economy.

Examination

individual essay: Examination form Home assignment - written product Individual or group exam Individual Size of written product Max. 10 pages Assignment type Written assignment Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time. Grading scale 7-step scale Examiner(s) One internal examiner Exam period Spring Term Make-up exam/re-exam Same examination form as the ordinary exam

Course content and structure

The course analyses the important aspects of China’s political economy, with an emphasis on the domestic politics of China’s international economic relations. They include China’s trade, financial and monetary policies, policy for inward investment, state-owned enterprises and economic nationalism, aid and outward investment, China in economic regionalism, China’s role in global economic governance, China and the global financial crisis, China's challenge to existing development models, and Chinese capitalism.

Teaching methods

Combination of lecture, seminar, class discussions and student presentations

Student workload

SAT/work 225 hours

Expected literature

(Preliminary) Zeng (2007) China's Foreign Trade Policy: New Constituencies Brautigam (2009) Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa Walter and Howie (2011) Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China’s Extraordinary Rise Zweig (2002) Internationalizing China: Domestic Interests and Global Linkages Shih (2008) Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation Pei (2006) China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy Huang (2008) Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State Lin (2011) Demystifying the Chinese Economy Lardy (2012) Sustaining China's Economic Growth After the Global Financial Crisis Shirk (2008) China: Fragile Power