Admission requirements
Successful completion of ‘Inleiding tot het huidige China A: Politiek, Economie en Maatschappij’ in BA1 is required.
Description
This course gives you an overview of the development in Chinese political economy from the ‘liberation’ to the present. In this course, we explore various aspects of China’s economic development, including the reforms of government policies and policy processes in order to accelerate the economic development; the ideological changes in government policy making and among Chinese citizens due to the economic development; dynamic changes in China’s economic regimes including those in the industrial structure, urban-rural relations, and the social welfare system; and the challenges faced by the Chinese society during the economic development such as the income inequality, regional gaps, the maintenance of financial stability, the environmental governance, and so on.
In addition, the analysis of China’s domestic political economy is located in a wider -regional and international- context, which helps the students understand better some specific economic and social policies and their impacts (e.g. We must recognize China’s dynamic position in the international economy in order to understand the government policies on trade and investment and their effects on the domestic industrial structure and labour movements).
Course objectives
By the end of the course, the students are expected to learn the important facts and events of China’s
domestic economic development from ‘liberation’ to the present, understand the causes and impacts of
key economic reforms in this period, and analyze the results and challenges of economic development in China. They should develop skills of critical thinking and qualitative analysis of Chinese economy in the social and political contexts. They should develop capabilities to search for relevant literature, news
articles, and other secondary sources. They should also develop the skills of academic writing.
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
- Interactive lecture
Assessment method
30% mid-term timed essay
70% final essay
Assessment
The final grade is given on the basis of both components above. Failure to participate in a component
cannot be compensated through the other.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Required list
The Reading list will be uploaded on Brightspace before the course starts.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory. General information about uSis is available on the website.
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Contact
For further information about the contents of this course, please contact Dr. Jue Wang.