Course description

The course will deal with how states, non-state actors and international organisations have shaped the international political economy of the Asia-Pacific region. The history and prospects for developmental states in the region will be a focus. Attention will be given to differing economic growth models across the region and to the economic power and regional role of lead states such as China and Japan. Regional economic cooperation will be explored. The nature of trade and production relations in the region as well as financial flows will be explored. How the region has dealt with economic relations with western economies and new emerging market economies will also be dealt with. The region¿s involvement in and response to the Asian financial crisis will also be explored.

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