POL 387: Political Economy of East Asia

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POL 387 Political Economy of East Asia

• Instructor Dr. Gang Guo
• E-mail gg_at_olemiss.edu

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Course Overview

• Political Economy of East Asia
• What is political economy?
• What is East Asia?

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Politics and Economics

• In all the political systems of the world, much
  of politics is economics, and most of economics
  is politics -- Charles Lindblom
• Economics does not usefully exist apart from
  politics -- John Kenneth Galbraith
• There is no such thing as a purely economic
  issue -- Milton Friedman

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Role of the State

• Government intervention in the economy
• Whether and How?

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East Asia

• Geographically
• Politically
• Economically

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East Asia Southeast Asia

• Economic connections since middle ages
• Economic integration in modern times