3904082: Challenges in china

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Semester:SS 15
Type:Lecture
Language:English/German
Scheduled in semester:2
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:32.0 L / 24.0 h
Self-directed study time:126.0 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Banking and Financial Management (01.10.2008)
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship - Major Finance (01.10.2008)
Master's degree programme in IT and Business Process Management (01.10.2008)
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship (01.10.2008)
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship (01.09.2012)

Modules

Description

The first part of the lecture covers the history and geographical characteristics of China. The second part focuses on China's role in the world economy as well as their political system. Recent issues of international trade policy of China and its influences on the world´s ecomomy are the main interests of this course. In detail the lecture covers:

  • History
  • Geographical Characteristics
  • China's role in the world economy
  • China's way to a market oriented economy
  • Challenges and risk for China
  • Challenges and risk for the world

Lecture Goals

  • Have an understanding of the political and economical system in China
  • Be able to analyze current issues and debates of China's role in the world economy
  • Understand and critically evaluate discussions of economics in major newspapers and magazines
  • Have demonstrated their understanding in writing (term paper) and well-grounded class discussions

Qualifications

Lectures Method

Interactive exercise course, case study, self-study

Admission Requirements

  • Participants will be expected to have gone through the assigned teaching materials and readings.
  • Very good English language skills

Literature

Required reading:

  • Feenstra, R. & Taylor, A. (2008). International Economics (1st ed.). New York: Worth Publishing. (Chapters 1-11)
  • Krugmann, P. & Obstfeld, M. (2006). International Economics: Theory and Policy. Addison Wesley. (Chapters 1-2)
  • Seitz, K. (2006). China - Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück. München: Goldmann Verlag.
  • Kynge J. (2006). China - Der Aufstieg einer hungrigen Nation. Hamburg: Murmann Verlag.

Materials

Slides and selected readings (articles, country-based case studies) will be available at the Moodle.

Exam Modalities

  • Written term paper of 50.000 to 100.000 characters including blanks (about 25-30 pages) dealing with topics evidently related to issues of international economics and politics. Students can write individual term papers or in a team of two persons (70% of total assessment). Please be aware that the term paper has to fulfill all requirements defined by the "Standards of Scientific Writing" of the University of Liechtenstein as published in December 2013. The Standards are available at the Moodle Forum.
  • The paper has to be handed in at latest on Friday; May 15th, 2015; 11:30 am (one hard copy and one electronic version - PDF on a CD) at the Zentrale Servicestelle. One electronic copy has to be sent in due time to siegfriedenglert@gmx.de.
  • Presentation (15 to 20 minutes) and discussion of the term paper with the other students and the main lecturer (30% of total assessment) at the last day of the course.

Comments

This lecture is an elective offered within the module. Please register for one of the lectures.

Dates

DatumZeitRaum
12.03.201509:00 - 16:45H4
13.03.201509:00 - 16:45H4
30.04.201509:00 - 16:45H4
29.05.201509:00 - 17:00-