Type of Credit: Required
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This course offers an in-depth examination and discourse of political economic study in the international and global context. We would discuss the interaction between the state of the government on the one hand and the market or the price mechanism on the other. The focus is on both theories and practices.
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interactions between the state and the market in terms of theory and practices.
The course is expected to equip students with the knowledge about (1) globalization & governance; (2) major issues of international trade; (3) the development of regional integration, particularly in East Asia and Western Hemisphere; (4) the difference between the North and the South on international development. Of course, to encourage them think and write critically are the basic training and requirements.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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SESSION ONE --- Introduction
SESSION TWO --- What is International Political Economy?
Required Reading:
Gilpin, Robert. Global Political Economy, Ch. 1, 2
SESSION THREE --- Major Theories of International Political Economy
Required Reading:
Gilpin, Robert. The Political Economy of International Relations, Ch. 2
SESSION FOUR --- Major Theories of International Political Economy
Required Reading:
Gilpin, Robert. Global Political Economy, Ch. 3, 4
SESSION FIVE --- Globalization and Global Governance
Required Reading:
Anthony McGrew, “Liberal Internationalism”; Mark F. Imber, “Functionalism.”
Keohane & Nye, “Power, Interdependence, and Globalism,” Power and Interdependence, 3rd Edition.
Robert Gilpin, “A Realist Perspective on International Governance”; Alex Callinicos, “Marxism and Global Governance.”
SESSION SIX --- Business and Global Governance
Required Reading:
Christopher May, “direct and indirect influence at the world intellectual property organization; Robert Falkner, “Business and global climate governance; Benedicte Bull, “Rethinking multilateralism: global governance and public-private partnerships with the UN.”
SESSION SEVEN --- State and Development
Required Reading:
Peter Evans, Embedded Autonomy, Ch. 1, 3,4, 10.
Nora Hamilton, The Limits of State Autonomy, pp. 4-15.
SESSION EIGHT --- Spring Break
SESSION NINE --- Domestic Institutions & Development
Required Reading:
Linda Weiss, “Introduction: bringing domestic institutions back in,” in States in the Global Economy.
Tianbiao Zhu, “Building institutional capacity for China’s new economic opening,”, in States in the Global Economy.
David Levi-Faur, “New regimes, new capacities: the politics of telecommunications nationalization and liberalisation,” in States in the Global Economy.
Meredith Woo-Cumings, “Diverse paths towards ‘the right institutions’: law, the state, and economic reform in East Asia,” in States in the Global Economy.
SESSION TEN --- Developmental State
Required Reading:
Mark Beeson, “ The Rise and Fall of the Developmental state,”
Christopher M. Dent, “the New International Political economy of East Asia and the Developmental State,”
Yin-wah Chu, “The Asian Developmental State:Ideas and Debates,”
SESSION ELEVEN --- The Political Economy of International Free Trade
Required Reading:
Krugman et al., International Economics: Theory & Policy, Ch. 10 and Ch. 11.
Stephan Hagaard, “Theory: The Political Economy of Growth,” in Pathways from the Periphery.
SESSION TWELVE --- Developing Countries and International Trade
Required Reading:
Hua, Shiping, The Global Context and Personality Politics of the Trade War
Sutter, Robert. US Domestic Politics and the US-China Trade War
Teng, Chung-Chian and Yeh-Chung Lu, The Impact of US domestic Politics on the Trade War
SESSION THIRTEEN --- Economic Integration in East Asia
Required Reading:
Park, Yung Chul, Economic Liberalization and Integration in East Asia, Part IV
SESSION FOURTEEN --- Regionalism & Liberalization in East Asia
Required Reading:
Park, Economic Liberalization and Integration in East Asia, Part V. Economic Integration in East Asia.
Jorn Dosch, Latin America and ASEAN: More than a marginal relationship?
SESSION FIFTEEN --- Regionalism in Latin America (I)
Required Reading:
. Whither Economic Liberalization and Integration in East Asia
Gardini, The Origins of MERCOSUR, Ch. 4, Ch. 5, Ch. 6 & Conclusion.
SESSION SIXTEEN --- Regionalism in Latin America (II)
Required Reading:
Paul Kellogg, “Regional Integration in Latin America: Dawn of an Alternative to Neoliberalism?” New Political Science, 29:2 (June 2007), 187-209.
Gomez-Mera, Power and Regionalism in Latin America: The Politics of MERCOSUR, Ch. Two & Eight.
SESSION SEVENTEEN --- Final Take-Home Examination
SESSION EIGHTEEN --- Final Review of International Political Economy
Teaching Approach:
In each session, individual student or group of students will present summary and critiques of required readings and lead class discussion the theme of that session. Of course, teacher is going to talk about his points first and assure the discussion more smooth and fruitful. During the discussion, teacher will reiterate the major issues, clarify concepts and theories, and raise questions for further exploration.
Evaluation:
1. Seminar attendance/participation 10%. Students will be graded on their regular attendance as well as vocal participation in this seminar.
2. In-class review report: 40%. Each week, there is one student or group of students being class discussion leader or leaders. Their duties are: (1) preparing questions for class discussion and 2-to-3-page reading summary, (2) developing their own preliminary answers to these questions, and (3) leading class discussion. Questions and a summary (2-3 pages in length) must be disseminated to the instructor and their classmates via e-mail 48 hours prior to class. The instructor will help sort out the key arguments or issues in the required readings. Occasionally, the instructor will intervene in the class discussion if the direction or thread of discussion strays off the topic or if some important ideas need to be paid attention to. Students should be responsible for their own class participation (discussion) and attendance.
3. Final Term Paper: 50%. A final term paper will be due on July 3, 2024. Each student is required to choose his or her own topic relating with international political economy. The topic and brief abstract has to be submitted on May 3, 2024.
Evans, Peter. Embedded Autonomy: States & Industrial Transformation. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995.
Gardini, Gian Luca (Ed.) . External Powers in Latin America: Geopolitics between Neo-extractivism and South-South Cooperation. New York: Routledge, 2021.
Gardini, Gian Luca. The Origins of MERCOSUR: Democracy and Regionalization in South America. New York: palgrave, 2010.
Gilpin, Robert. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001.
Gilpin, Robert. The Political Economy of International Relations. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987.
Gomez-Mera, Laura. Power and Regionalism in Latin America: The Politics of MERCOSUR. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2013.
Haggard, Stephan. Pathways from the Periphery. Ithaca<="" span="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">
Hamilton, Nora. The Limits of State Autonomy: Post-Revolutionary Mexico. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1982.
Held, David & Anthony McGrew (Eds.). The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate, Second Edition. London: Polity, 2003.
Held, David & Anthony McGrew (Eds.). Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global Governance. London: Polity, 2002.
Hua, Shiping (Ed.) The Political Logic of the US-China Trade War. New York: Lexington Books, 2022.
Keohane, Robert O. & Joseph S. Nye. Power and Interdependence, Third Edition. New York: Longman, 2001.
Krugman, Paul r., Maurice Obstfeld, & Marc J. Melitz. International Economics: Theory & Policy, Ninth Edition. New York: Person, 2012.
Ougaard, Morten & Anna Leander (Eds.) Business and Global Governance. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Pang, Chien-kuo. The State and Economic Transformation: The Taiwan Case. New York: Garland, 1992.
Park, Yung Chul, Economic Liberalization and Integration in East Asia. London: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Sampson, Gary P. & Stephen Woolcock (Eds) Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Economic Integration. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2003.
Scholte, Jan Aart. Globalization: a critical introduction. New York: palgrave, 2000.
Weiss, Linda (Ed.) States in the Global Economy: Bringing Domestic Institutions Back In. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.