State, Society and Economy in East Asia

2023/2024

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа востоковедения

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1 модуль

Преподаватель

Карпов Михаил Владимирович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course examines different forms of government intervention into economic life in East Asia and looks at the effects of such interventions on the patterns of economic growth. This part also introduces students to the theories of developmental state and evaluates the relevance of such theories for explaining current economic situation in East Asia. The course investigates the theoretical as well as practical aspects of the roles of the State as an agent of economic development in East Asian countries. The first part of the course focuses on the theoretical aspects of the relationship between the state and the economy. It highlights important institutional differences between developed and developing countries and explores the implications of those differences for the state-market connections. It then examines different forms of government intervention into economic life in East Asia and looks at the effects of such interventions on the patterns of economic growth. This part also introduces students to the theories of developmental state and evaluates the relevance of such theories for explaining current economic situation in East Asia. The second part of the course has empirical focus. It utilizes theoretical and historical material to analyze the evolution of state-economy relations in different East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and others.