Economics 294: Survey of East Asian Economies
 Washington College
 Spring 2010
 Dennis C. McCornac, Ph.D.
Visiting Lecturer
Phone: 410-777-1255
E-mail: dmccornac2@washcoll.edu
Syllabus  Click for Course Outline Country Report (pdf)
  (TOPICS)
Click for Additional Articles Click for Country or Country Report Presentation Page  Instructor's Homepage

Class Meeting Times:  The course meets on Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

Office Hours: Please make an appointment to see me either before or after class if you have any questions or want to discuss relevant topics. Feel free to contact me by e-mail to make an appointment.


 Course Description: This is a survey course of the economies of East Asia. It is designed to provide students with a basic overview of the contemporary economic development process and current economic environment of China and Japan, as well as such countries as  Cambodia, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.

 

Recommended Texts: There is no one "complete" textbook on the economies of East Asian. A good reference is:

 

Asia's Turning Point: An Introduction to Asia's Dynamic Economies at the Dawn of the New Century by Ivan Tselichtchev and Philippe Debroux ISBN: 978-0-470-82360-6, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,  March 2009.

 

For an excellent discussion of China see:

 

The Chinese Economy: Transitions and Growth (Paperback) by Barry Naughton, M.I.T. Press, December 2006.

Required Readings: Required and optional readings will be posted on the course outline and additional articles website. The power point presentations may also contain links to additional readings.


 Internet Resources: The development of East Asia today moves so fast that overnight government policy changes or fluctuations of new markets can render the most recent books out of date. Thus, the instructor will make use of multi-media technology in classroom teaching, providing students with up-to-date information about East Asia. The Internet will become an important educational resource to stimulate student’s interest, expand classroom discussion, and enrich understanding of the course materials by bringing textbook theories to life with pertinent real-world examples.

 

Grading:  The grade for the course will be based on the following weights:

 

Class Participation:  10%          Assignments  (6):  50%          Country Report:  40%


Internet sites with many links are:

 

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