PSCI 341(S) The Politics of the Global Economy: Wealth and Power in East Asia*
This class analyzes the general political-economic contours of the world economy since 1945 and considers how several states in East Asia have worked within this context to secure national wealth and power. The first half of the course considers global flows of trade, production, direct investment and finance and how these create both constraints and opportunities for national development. The second half of the semester is devoted to a more detailed study of how Taiwan, South Korea and other East-Asian states have responded to globalization: How "developmental states" have fostered economic transformation; how that economic change has, in turn, promoted democratization; and how democracy and globalization have ultimately undermined the foundations of the developmental state. Requirements: three 5- to 10-page papers. Prerequisite: prior work in international relations, comparative politics, Asian Studies or economics. Comparative Politics and International Relations Subfields