Economic Development of China and/or AsiaSummer 2002Economics 3355, Section 02985
or Economics 6397, Section 03017
4 to 6 PM MTWTh
Room 106 M
Thomas R. DeGregori
Office: 209D M
Ph. (713) 743 3838
I prefer to receive emails
Office hrs. 2 to 4PM MTWTH or by appointment when in townEmail: trdegreg@uh.edu
One has the option of taking it 1st summer 05/28-07/03 (above) or 05/28-07/18, TTH 4-6PM, Rm 106M (Section 02986), 05/28-08/12, MW 4-6PM, Rm 106M (Section 02984) or 07/08-08/12, MTWTH 4-6PM, Rm 106M (Section 02987).
This is a special problems course that can be taken for 1, 2 or 3 hours credit. The course will meet on the first day indicated in the schedule for the class assignments. If you wish to enroll for less than 3 hours credit or to take it any time up to February 1, 2003, please see Marion
Foley in 208B M. Final due date for all papers, June 1, 2003. The class is also being taught in China for those who sign up for the China Study Abroad Program (see Dr. Yali Zou, FH 450, ext 34982). It is also available as Economics 6397, Section 05127.
Required reading (all paperbacks except DeGregori)*:
Thomas R. DeGregori, Agriculture and Modern Technology: A Defense, Iowa State University Press.
Thomas R. DeGregori, The Environment, Natural Resources and Modern Technology, Iowa State Press.
Merle Goldman & Roderick MacFarqhar, The Paradox of China's Post- Mao Reform, Harvard.
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Cambridge University Press.
Dani Rodrik, The New Global Economy and Developing Countries: Making Openness Work, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Recommended Reading or Substitutes for other Readings with prior permission of instructor or Dr. Zou. For those going to China, it is strongly recommended that you make use of these books on your trip, possibly joining with others to buy them.
R. Benewick and S. Donald, The State of China Atlas, Penquin/ Putnam.
Jo Boyden et al., What Works for Working Children, Unicef.
Endymion Wilkinson, Chinese History Manual, Asia Center, Harvard University Press.
Rhodes Murphy, A History of Asia, Addison, Wesley, Longman - may be substituted for Patricia Buckley Ebrey,The Cambridge Illustrated History of China - permission is not required.
Assignment:
Undergraduates: You are to write four short papers of (very) roughly 8 to 10 pages each. You have considerable latitude as to the length of each paper as long as the total for all four is about 30 to 40 pages. However, you may combine papers and topics into larger papers or paper as long
as each topic is adequately covered.
The following four topics are required:
1) Issues of child labor, trade and development.
2) Asian history and culture as basis for understanding Asian economies today or
Asian Culture, Geography & Politics to understand Asiaeconomies today.
Other suggested topics are:
1) What is economic development?
2) Asian Economic Development since 1950.
3) Asian Economic Development since 1979.
4) Poverty and inequality in Asia and what can be done about it.
5) Major issues in Asian Development: IMF, Debt etc.
6) The Asian Development model: What is it and what is itsfuture?
In each of the above suggested topics, you may substitute East Asia or China for Asia. In other words, you may take this as an Asian Economics Course, an East Asian Economics Course or a China Economics Course. All students will do at least 2 of their papers on China. Students going
to China may do an additional cultural paper as a substitute for one of
the other topics. Good luck!
THERE WILL NOT BE A FINAL EXAM.
# Those taking the course for 1 hour credit will do one 10 to 15 page paper. Those taking it for 2 hours credit, will do one 20 to 25 page paper.
ALL PAPERS HAVE TO INCLUDE CITED MATERIAL FROM THE ASSIGNED READINGS AND A SOURCE MUST BE IDENTIFIED FOR ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED. YOU MAY USE OTHER RESEARCH MATERIAL AS WELL. USE OF INFORMATION FROM THE WWW IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST ONE PAPER. HYPER LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SITES ARE PROVIDED ON MY HOME PAGE (http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg). PLEASE GIVE AS
COMPLETE A CITATION AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING THE URL.
I will be enforcing these rules more firmly than in previous offerings. It is strongly recommended that you make extensive use of the assigned material throughout each paper. I have returned papers because they did not follow the basic requirements and will do so whenever necessary.
Graduate students will do two papers of 10 and 30 to 40 pages each. Please see me for details and assignment.
Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Houston
Department of Economics
204 McElhinney Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-5019
Ph. 001 - 1 - 713 743-3838
Fax 001 - 1 - 713 743-3798
Email trdegreg@uh.edu
Web homepage http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg