Fall/Winter Timetable
JPA331Y1Y L0101
Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics
Themes
This course covers topics of interest in China from the Communist takeover in 1949 through to the reform period of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It will also address aspects of China’s diplomacy related to its growing economic power. Topics covered include, but are not exclusive to, the political economy of agricultural and industrial reforms, state-peasants and state-urban workers relations, migration, fiscal decentralization, politics of finance, contentious politics, and environmental challenges. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Asia-Pacific Studies Program)
Texts
Course pack.
Format and Requirements
One two-hour lecture per week.
Prerequisites
2.0 POL FCEs courses or 1.0 CAS FCEs CAS200Y1 or CAS201H1
Exclusions
POL300H1F (taken in 2009-10 or 2010-11) or POLC16H3
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