Academic Catalog

ASN530 STATE, ECONOMY, AND POLITICS IN POST-MAO CHINA

Course Code: 8420530
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Asian Studies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SERÝYE SEZEN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The purpose of this graduated course is to explore and analyze the fundamental transformation of China from 1970s to the present. The course will focuses on economic, politic and administrative policies which provided this transformation. As there is a strong link between global economic order and the rise of China, another aim is to examine international economic and politic factors which have affected China´s transformation. The course will also discuss the present and future role of China in terms of current global economic crises and political circumstances.