Fall/Winter Timetable

JPA2320H1S L0101

Undergraduate Course Code: JPA420H1S L0101

Asia and the New Global Economy

Themes

Course explores the rise of Asia and its integration into the new global economy (labour, capitalism, knowledge economy, economic nationalism, inequality, gender, the meaning of capitalism, democracy, among others), exposing students to different disciplinary perspectives. Geographical coverage is pan-Asian, including East, Southeast and South Asia. For their final writing assignments, students are required to write a 15 page research proposal on any topic of their choice.