POLI 346 East Asian Political Economy

The course focuses on the political, social and economic institutions that have driven the economic development of these East Asian countries which are increasingly creating competitive problems for the United States. Extensive discussion of the role of government planning and group structures such as the keiretsu and chaebol. Also analyzed are the determinants and extent of the development of democratic government in Confucian societies.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

POLI 120 or POLI 150

Offered

Every other year