General information

• Study points: 6.00
• Language: English
• Category: Lectures
• Duration: 28.0 hours 
• Periodicity: Taught in the second semester
• POC: POC Nederlandstalige Masters FEB

Taught by

De Beule Filip
Van Assche Ari

Aims

This advanced course on China’s economy will provide students with new insights into China’s internal and external development. Over the past twenty years, China has rapidly emerged as a key player in the global economy. In the first part of the course, the effects that China’s reforms have played on its internal development will be analyzed. In the second half, China’s growing integration into the world economy will be discussed.
 
Students have gained insight into the economy of China. They can carry out a thorough assessment of the different facets of the Chinese economy. Students can also give a balanced opinion on Chinese economic policy and the current state of the economy. They can write a position paper on these different aspects of the Chinese economy and defend their position.

Content

1.       Overview of Chinese transition
2.       Capitalism with Chinese characteristics
3.       One country, multiple regions
4.       Income inequality and the environment
5.       FDI in China
6.       China’s integration in the world economy
7.       China's high savings rate
8.       Outward foreign direct investment
9.    Chinese multinational companies and subsidiaries
9.       China in Africa
10.    Finance in China
11.   Development agenda of the Chinese economy and business environment in the 21st century
 

Course Material

Readings for each of the topics.

Course activities

The course lectures are scheduled twice a week until the Easter holidays.
Students are requested to go through the readings in preparation of the course lectures.
Students should summarize five lectures or readings.
Students should choose a relevant topic (in consultation with the lecturers) before the Easter holidays and write a research paper on it by the end of the term.

Evaluation description

Examination type:
    written
When?: continuous evaluation
Evaluation type:
    Paper

Explanation

Students should write five summaries of different lectures and/or 
readings.
Students should write a paper on a selected topic to be submitted as a termpaper.

The deadline is determined by the lecturer and communicated through Toledo. If the deadline is not respected, submissions will not be accepted, except if the student can show good cause and a new deadline is set.
The exam is graded by the lecturer, as indicated via Toledo and the exam rules and regulations.
The grade is calculated and expressed as an integer number on 20. The grade is a weighted score which is determined as follows:
The summaries are graded on 25% of the score, while the semesterpaper is graded on 75% of the score.
The assessment criteria of the third exam period are the same as the second exam period. The summaries and semester paper can/should be resubmitted for the third exam period. The student can/should make the necessary improvements. The grade is calculated in the same manner as for the previous exam period.