Nov 19 (M) Introduction to the course
Olson, Mancur. 1993. “Dictatorship, Democracy and
Development.” American Political Science Review 87 (3): 567-576.
Nov 20 (T) Olson, Mancur. 1996. “Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich and Others Poor.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 10 (2): 3-24.
Kenny, Charles. 1999. “Why Aren’t Countries Rich? Weak States and Bad Neighbourhoods.” Journal of Development Studies 35 (5): 26-47.
Nov 23 (F) “Two Coasts of China”
Nov 26 (M) Hartford, Tim. The Undercover Economist. [selected chapters TBA]
Nov 27 (T) Chan, Steve. 1993. East Asian Dynamism: Growth, Order, and Security in the Pacific Region. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. (Chapters 2, 3).
Nov 30 (F) “Reinventing Japan”
Dec 3 (M) Bates, Robert. 2001. Prosperity and Violence: The Political Economy of Development. New York: Free Press. (Chapters 1-3)
Dec 4 (T) Bates, Robert. 2001. Prosperity and Violence: The Political Economy of Development. New York: Free Press. (Chapters 4-6)
Dec 10 (M) Haggard, Stefan. Pathways from the Periphery. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. (Chapters 1, 2)
Dec 11 (T) Haggard, Stefan. Pathways from the Periphery. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. (Chapters 6, 10)
Dec 17 (M) Clark, Cal and Alexander C. Tan. 2012. Taiwan’s Political Economy: Meeting Challenges, Pursuing Progress. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishing. (Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5)
Dec 18 (T) Clark, Cal and Alexander C. Tan. 2012. Taiwan’s Political Economy: Meeting Challenges, Pursuing Progress. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishing. (Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5)
Dec 21 (F) “Big Business and the Ghost of Confucius”
Dec 24/25 White. T. Lynn. Political Booms. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. (Chapters 1, 4, 5)
Dec 31/Jan 1 National holiday – no class
Jan 7/8 Noor Uddin, Irfan. 2012. Coalition Politics and Economic Development. New York: Oxford University Press. (Chapters 1, 2, 3)
Jan 14 Final exam
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