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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

EID2004 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of this course, the students are able to:
Outcomes
1. identify theories on economic development;
2. explain the different economic development patterns of East Asian economies;
and
3. appraise state and business relationships in East Asia.

Synopsis The course will provide a comparative overview of the role of government on
economic and enterprise development in East Asia. The issues covered will
include an analysis of the developmental state model and the selective distribution
of economic rents to achieve policy objectives; the forms of government-business
linkages and how such ties have facilitated the rise of major companies and stock
markets in the region; and the rise of corruption and conflict of interest situation
due to the nexus between government and business and how this has contributed
to economic and political crises in East Asia.

References 1. Pearson, Frederick S., Payaslian, Simon. (1999). International Political
Economy: Conflict and Cooperation in the Global System. NY: McGraw Hill
College.
2. Balaam, David N., Dillman, Bradford (2011). Introduction to International
Political Economy. NJ: Pearson Education Inc.
3. Chang Ha Joon. 2003. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in
Historical Perspective, London: Anthem Press.
4. Gilpin, Robert (1987). The Political Economy of International Relations.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
5. Dark, KR. (1998). Waves of Time: Long-Term Change and International
Relations. London: Continuum.
6. Jomo. K.S.(2001). Southeast Asia’s Industrialisation: Industrial Policy,
Capabilities and Sustainability.
7. Stiglitz, J and Yusuf, S (ed). (2001). Rethinking The East Asian Miracle,
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
8. Gomez, E.T. and Jomo K.S. 1999. Malaysia’s Political Economy: Politics,
Patronage and Profits, Cambridge: Cambridge University press (revised
edition).
9. Ravenhill, J (2005). Global Political Economy, Oxford, New York: Oxford
University Press.
10. Woo-Cumings, Meredith. (1999). The Developmental State, Ithaca: Cornell
University Press.

Soft Skills CS1, CS2, CS3
CT1, CT2, CT3
TS1, TS2
LL1, LL2

Assessment Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination : 60%

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