Week

Date

Theme/Activity

Learning Hours

Class

Preparation

1

9/17

Introduction

3

0

2

9/24

The China Model – A Comparative View

• Studwell, Joe. 2013. “Introduction.” In How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region, xiii–xxv. London: Profile Books.


• Naughton, Barry, and Kellee S. Tsai. 2015. “Introduction: State Capitalism and the Chinese Economic Miracle.” In State Capitalism, Institutional Adaptation, and the Chinese Miracle, 27–45. Cambridge University Press.

3

5

Economic Transformation

3

10/1

Holiday (No Class)

0

0

4

10/8

Basic Economic Strategy

• Shirk, Susan L. 1993. “The Political Logic of Economic Reform.” In The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China, 3–22. Berkeley: University of California Press.


• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 5)

3

5

5

10/15

The Rural Economy

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 11 & 12)

3

5

6

10/22

Industrialization

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 13 & 15)

3

5

7

10/29

Movie Discussion

• China Blue (2006, directed by Micha X. Peled, made in USA)

3

1

8

11/5

Engaging in the World Economy

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 16 & 17)

3

5

9

11/12

The Enterprise System

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 14 & 18)

3

5

10

11/19

The Financial and Fiscal Systems

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 19 & 20)

3

5

Social Changes

11

11/26

Urban-Rural Divide and Income Inequality

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 6 & 10)

3

5

12

12/3

Movie Discussion

• Red Obsession (2013, directed by David Roach and Warwick Ross, made in Australia)

3

1

13

12/10

Demographics and the Labor Market

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 8 & 9)

3

5

14

12/17

Environmental Pollution and Economic Sustainability

• Naughton, Barry. 2018. The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. (Ch. 21)

3

5

Political Development

15

12/24

Economic Development and the Prospect for Democracy in China

• Nathan, Andrew J. 2003. “China’s Changing of the Guard: Authoritarian Resilience.” Journal of Democracy 14 (1): 6–17.


• Dickson, Bruce J. 2003. “Conclusion.” In Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change, 157–171. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Suggested:

• Li, Cheng. 2012. “The End of the CCP’s Resilient Authoritarianism? A Tripartite Assessment of Shifting Power in China.” The China Quarterly 211 (September): 595–623.


• Nathan, Andrew J. 2013. “China at the Tipping Point? Foreseeing the Unforeseeable.” Journal of Democracy 24 (1): 20–25.

3

5

16

12/31

China’s Rise and International Political Development

• Kurlantzick, Joshua, and Perry Link. 2009. “China: Resilient, Sophisticated Authoritarianism.” In Undermining Democracy: 21st Century Authoritarians, edited by Christopher Walker, 13–28. Washington, D.C.: Freedom House.


• Walker, Christopher, and Jessica Ludwig. 2017. “From ‘Soft Power’ to ‘Sharp Power’: Rising Authoritarian Influence in the Democratic World.” In Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence, edited by Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig. Washington, D.C.: National Endowment for Democracy.

3

5

17

1/7

Movie Discussion

• A Touch of Sin (2013, directed by Jia Zhangke, made in China, Japan, and France)

3

1

18

1/14

Final Exam Week (No Class)