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Academic Year 2002/2003

Asian Transition Economies
ECON 266 FA

This course explores the economic and social implications of moving from public to private ownership and from central planning to market-oriented production, allocation, and distribution. The course will analyze the transition experiences of China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and a number of central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The questions to discuss will include: What have been their strategies, accomplishments, and future challenges? What are the common problems? What factors determine the speed of transition? It will also discuss the challenges facing North Korea, which is hesitating to begin the transition, with its economy rapidly deteriorating.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110 OR ECON112 OR ECON105

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Chu,Ke-young    

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: PAC002

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 5

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 10   FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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