Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Экономика и политика КНР
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
10
Контактные часы:
120
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is designed to study China's domestic politics, economy, and society since 1949. But we also review its history including Qing dynasty, Republic of China (1912-1949) to better understand the origin of the People's Republic of China (PRC). This course explore the domestic politics of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since the revolution in 1949, including the dominant ideology, mass-elite relations, policy processes, political institutions, economic reform and development strategies, and the historical antecedents of the revolution. We will focus significant attention on the reforms of the post-Mao period and consider the prospects for further political and economic liberalization in the PRC. In this course, students acquire necessary skills to apply machine learning techniques for economic data analysis, including the application of diffusion models and random forest for predicting, analyzing and modeling economic and political processes using the example of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Learning Objectives
- The students will know the dominant ideology, mass-elite relations, policy processes, political institutions, economic reform and development strategies, and the historical antecedents of the revolution in China
- The students will understand the reforms of the post-Mao period, further political and economic liberalization in the PRC.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students learn about politics in China during the Mao era
- Students learn about the effects of Chinese revolutions in economics and politics
- Students learn about the main political reforms that took place in the post-Mao era and the new challenges that the central government faced
- Students learn about the situation in China's domestic politics after Mao’s death
- Students learn the basics of China's economic and political system
- Students will learn about the current problems of China, their solutions and prospects in economics and politics
- Students will learn about the main economic reforms that are currently underway in China
Course Contents
- Introduction of the course
- Pre-history of the Chinese Revolution
- Politics under Mao
- The post-Mao Leadership outlook
- China's Economic Reform
- Post-Mao Political Reform
- Problems and prospects
Assessment Elements
- Midterm
- Attendance
- AssignmentThe assignment is a homework, which consists of two questions to be answered in the form of essays (max 1 page each).
- Final examThe final exam is mandatory for all course participants.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 4th module0.1 * Assignment + 0.2 * Attendance + 0.2 * Assignment + 0.1 * Final exam + 0.2 * Midterm + 0.1 * Attendance + 0.1 * Midterm
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A political economy of the United States, China, and India : prosperity with inequality, Sharma, S. D., 2018
- Advanced manufacturing technology in China : a roadmap to 2050, , 2010
- Advanced materials science & technology in China: a roadmap to 2050, , 2010
- APEC and the rise of China, , 2011
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Кудин А.П., Карлусов В.В. - Частные предприятия в Китае: политика и экономика. Ретроспективный анализ развития в 1980-2010-е годы - 978-5-394-02868-7 - Дашков и К - 2017 - https://znanium.ru/catalog/document?id=376256 - 376256 - ZNANIUM