Suchen nach Veranstaltungen - Einzelansicht

• Justin Yifu Lin (2011): Demistifying the Chinese Economy
• Barry Naughton (2006): The Chinese Economy –
• Transitions and Growth
• South China Morning Post
• Wall Street Journal
• Handelsblatt
• The Economist

BA MOAS students who have already completed an introductory course on the Chinese economy in previous semesters are excluded from participating in this course.

Please register for this course to receive the Moodle key. Registration does not replace registration for the exam.

Classes scheduled for Easter Monday (21. April) and the following Tuesday (22. April) will be organized as recorded video-lectures provided on Moodle followed by Q&A sessions in the classes held in presence during 28.-29. April 2025

Description

The course provides an initial overview of the economic systems of East Asia, i.e. the Chinese economic area, with a focus on the People's Republic of China. The focus is on an overview of the economic importance of the region for the global economy, as it has developed in recent times. In addition, an insight is given into institutional peculiarities that significantly shape economic success. This involves various markets, such as the labor and financial markets, but also the sales market. Specific organizational forms of companies are discussed, such as Chinese state-owned companies, and finally the role of the state in the economy is also addressed.

Overview of the individual topics and structure

I. Economic history of the People's Republic of China

1) Starting point: Pre-People's Republic of China

2) Starting point: China under Mao

3) China's economic miracle

II. China's economy between planned and market economy

III. The Chinese growth model IV. The role of the People's Republic of China in the global economy

V. The economy in non-mainland China: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao