121-235/335 Emergence of East Asia

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At the end of this subject students should:

• have a knowledge of the socio-economic changes induced by the development paths of East Asian countries since world war 2;

• be able to understand the development history and recent industrial restructuring of these countries in the changes that have taken place in global capitalist production and the Pacific Rim regional economy;

• be capable of assessing the roles of resources, markets, institutions, labour processes and the state in the development and restructuring of these countries;

• in light of this learning, be able to assess the main development theories.

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Changes in the value, distribution and organisation of production in selected east Asian countries. Social processes of economic, institutional, political organisation and labour processes of these countries. Development theories.

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