Why are the world's most successful examples of economic and political modernization of the last 50 years all located in Asia? Is the explanation Confucian culture? Japanese imperialism? American aid? Or is it something about the domestic political institutions? And what are the trade-offs of these institutions? This course employs the tools of comparative political economy to analyze eight Asian cases in seeking answers to these questions.
Social Scientific and Historical Perspectives
Prerequisites
PG 102.
Course UID
002349.1
Course Subject
Catalog Number
323
Long title
Comparative Political Economy of Asia