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) | | |
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