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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Noelle Higgins
Semester 2: Noelle Higgins
Autumn: Noelle Higgins
NFQ level 9 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
This module introduces students to the political economy of Asia and familiarises them with the interaction between states and markets in the region. The course goes on to explore the major consequences export oriented industrialisation, regional economic integration, and the Asian financial crisis. Throughout, students are encouraged to critically examine the roles and responsibilities of different external and internal actors in the region.

Learning Outcomes
1. Analyse the interaction of politics and macroeconomics in Asia
2. Compare, contrast and evaluate contending theoretical approaches in the field of International Political Economy from a regional perspective
3. Appraise the history of trade and international capital flows in the Asianeconomy from the mid-19th century to present
4. Describe and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of contending theoretical approaches to the impact of international institutions such as the World Bank and IMF on Asian economies
5. Evaluate the interactive relationship between domestic politics in select Asian countries and the international economic system.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
General overview of the region.
The colonial past and the emergence of the states.

The State and the market.
The developmental state in Northeast Asia.

Three case studies: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Southeast Asia: cronyism, monopoly, oligarchs, paternal government and guided democracy.

How apt are these concepts to Southeast Asia? Case studies: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
The socialist model: Capitalism with Chinese characteristics; the Vietnamese variation.

The significance of regional economic institutional development looking at ASEAN, APEC, PECC, Growth Triangles, the Shanghai 5 and ASEAN Plus 3.
The Asian Financial Crisis: China's Century?.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
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TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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Indicative Reading List
  • Stephan Haggard: 2000, The Political Economy of the Asian Financial Crisis, Institute for International Economics., Washington, DC,
  • Stephan Haggard: 1990, Pathways from the Periphery: The Politics of Growth in the Newly Industrializing Countries, Cornell University Press, Ithaca,
  • H.W. Arndt and Hall Hill: 1999, Southeast Asia's Economic Crisis: Origins, Lessons and the Way Forward Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
  • Magnus Blomstrom, Byron Gangnes and Summer La Croix: 2001, Japan's new economy: continuity and change in the twenty-first century, Oxford New York, Oxford University Press,
  • Ross Garnaut and Yiping Huang: 2001, Growth without miracles: readings on the Chinese economy in the era of reform, Oxford, Oxford University Press,
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