There are two lecturers for this course. The lecturer for each part of the course is given in parenthesis: Hao-Chung Li (L) and Shinn-Shyr Wang (W)

1. Introduction to the Course--1 week  (L, W)


2. Introduction to the Chinese Economy--2 weeks  (L, W)
   
   
   
   1. The Chinese economy before 1949
   
   
   2. The Socialist era 1949-1978
   
   
   3. Market transition since 1978
   
   
   4. The urban-rural divide.
   
   
   
   


3. Patterns of Growth and Development--4 weeks  (L, W)
   
   
   
   1. Growth and structural change
   
   
   2. Population growth and one-child policy
   
   
   3. Labor and human capital
   
   
   4. Incomes, inequality, and poverty
   
   
   5. Macroeconomic Trends and Cycles
   
   
   6. Rebalancing China's Economic Growth
   
   
   
   


4. The Rural and Urban Economy--3 weeks  (W)
   
   
   
   1. Rural Agriculture
   
   
   2. Rural industrialization
   
   
   3. Urban ownership and governance
   
   
   4. Urban structural change: industry, energy, and infrastructure
   
   
   5. Technology policy and the knowledge-based economy
   
   
   6. The Chinese financial system
   
   
   
   


5. China and the World Economy--3 weeks  (L)
   
   
   
   1. International Trade
   
   
   2. Foreign Investment
   
   
   
   


6. Contemporary Issues in China--4 weeks  (L, W)
   
   
   
   1. A look at the future of the Chinese economy
   
   
   2. Looking into the Chinese manufacturing competitiveness
   
   
   3. The Chinese consumption pattern
   
   
   4. The environmental cost of Chinese growth
   
   
   5. One Belt One Road
   
   
   6. 13th Five-Year Plan
   
   
   7. Economic influences of the 19th CCP Congress
   
   
   8. Impacts of US-China trade war
   
   
   9. Impacts of COVID-19
   
   
   
   


7. Term Paper Writing --1 week

Expected workload per week:

3 In-class Hours

4.5 Outside-of-class Hours

TBA

In-lecture discussions on current issues in China 30% 

Final project proposal (presentation and discussion) 30% 

Final project (term paper) 40%

The main textbooks for this course are 

Naughton, Barry (2007). “The Chinese Economy: Transition and Growth.” MIT Press. (Electronic resource available at the library.)

Kroeber, Arthur R. (2016). “China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know,” 1st edition. Oxford University Press.

Lardy, Nicholas (2012). “Sustaining China's Economic Growth after the Global Financial Crisis.” PIIE Press. 

We will also discuss articles from Economist and Financial Times as well as some contemporary books on the Chinese economy.