DYNM 753: China in Transition: The Context and Consequences of Economic Reform and Opening to the Outside World

Program Information

This is a graduate course that satisfies the following requirements:

Categories:	F, A
Concentrations:	LM, GL, PR

Faculty:	Jacques DeLisle, JD

This course is part of the International Studies Abroad program with the following destination: Shanghai and Beijing, China.

Session Information

This course starts on 05/15/2009 during the Summer 2009 Semester.

Meeting Day(s):	Monday
Meeting Time(s):	See notes below

Meeting Notes

On-campus meetings will be held on Mondays (dates to be announced) both PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING THE TRIP TO CHINA The course "begin date" above is the departure date.

Course Information

The information on this page is intended only to provide, as is available, a summary of the course objectives, requirements, and readings. A full course syllabus will be given out in class.

Description

The course will focus on the reforms and international openness that have transformed China during the last quarter century, and their political, social and legal contexts and consequences. Several specific topics will receive detailed attention, including reforms to China's economy (including the creation of a market economy, and changes in enterprise ownership and management and financial institutions), the role of foreign trade and investment and other channels of external influence, rising affluence and inequality, political reform and liberalization, and the development of the legal system. Students will experience contemporary urban China firsthand and see important cultural and historical sites and artifacts, providing a basis for assessing the influence of Chinese traditions and legacies in the People's Republic today. In China, we will meet with foreign and Chinese business people, government officials, academics, and others.