Political and Economic Development

-Syllabus (Spring 2011)-

 

I.          Professor: Chin-Ming Lin (林欽明)（Office: T1111 Chingsheng Bld.; Phone: 2621-5656 ext 2796; Fax: 2620-9903; Teaching platform: http://tsp.ec.tku.edu.tw/113922qp; Personal website: http://mail.tku.edu.tw/113922; E-mail: 113922@mail.tku.edu.tw；Office hours:）

II.        Credit: 2

III.       Course description:

An introductory course on political and economic issues relevant to developing or “third world’ countries. We will discuss why some countries are less developed, what problems they are facing and what policies could be used to deal with these problems. We will also touch on various development issues in Taiwan.

IV.      Teaching method: In-class lecture and discussions with multimedia shows.

V.       Course Outline:

Week 1 (2/14) Overview: What is underdevelopment?

Week 2 (2/21) Poverty, inequality and unemployment

Week 3 (2/28) Political barriers to development

Week 4 (3/7) Industrial development

Week 5 (3/14) Labor market

Week 6 (3/21) Energy and environment

Week 7 (3/28) Outside speaker

Week 8 (4/4) Social welfare

Week 9 (4/11) Family, marriage and gender equality

Week 10 Mid-term exam

Week 11 (4/25) ECFA and Taiwan's economic development

Week 12 (5/2) Knowledge-based economy

Week 13 (5/9) Outside speaker

Week 14 (5/16) Constructing high-tech island in Taiwan

Week 15 (5/23) Public policy

Week 16 (5/30) Wither development?

Week 17 (6/6) Course review

Week 18 Final exam

VI.      Reading Material

1.      Overview: What is underdevelopment?

Seitz, John L. (2008) “Wealth and Poverty.” Chap. 1 in Global Issues: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell), 3-29.

2.  Poverty, inequality and unemployment

Scudder, Thayer (2010). “The Threat of Global Poverty.” Chap. 1 in Global Threats, Global Futures: Living with Declining Living Standards (Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar), 13-45. HD 6978.S48 2010 (TKU 5F 未來)

Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). “A Global Family Portrait.” Chap. 1 in The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (New York: Penguin Books), 5-25. HC 59.72.P6S225 2005 (TKU)

3.  Politics of development

de Soto, Hernando (2000). “The Mystery of Legal Failure.” Chap. 6 in The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else (London: Basic Books), 137-88. HB 501.S778 2000 (TKU)

Woodin, Michael and Caroline Lucas (2004). “Democracy for Sale.” Chap. 2 in Green Alternatives to Globalisation: A Manifesto (London: Pluto Press), 17-32. HF 1359.W656 2004 (TKU)

4.  Industrial development

Stahel, Walter R. (2010). "Producing Performance." Chap. 1 in The Performance Economy, 2nd ed. (Basingstoke, England; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 8-85 (TKU eBook)

Kotler, Philip and Hermawan Kartajaya. 2000. “A Winning Business Strategy Model for Asian Companies.” Chap. 6 in Repositioning Asia: From Bubble to Sustainable Economy. (Singapore: John Wiley & Sons (Asia)), 163-201. HC 412.K66 2000 (TKU)

5.     Labor market

Basri, Ester and Sarah Box (2010). "International Mobility of the Highly Skilled: Impact and Policy Approaches." Chap. 2.4 in Augusto Laopez-Claros, ed., The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010: Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of Nations (Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 119-36 (TKU eBook).

Kunzig, Robert (2011). “Population 7 Billion.” National Geographic, January, 32-69 (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/seven-billion/kunzig-text).

6.     Energy and environment

Scudder, Thayer (2010). "The Threat of Environmental Degradation." Chap. 3 in Global Threats, Global Futures: Living with Declining Living Standards (Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar), 77-110. HD 6978.S48 2010 (TKU 5F 未來)

de Graaf, John, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor in association with Redefining Progress (2005). “Swollen Expectations/Chronicle Congestion.” Chaps. 3-4 in Affluenza: The All-consuming Epidemic, 2nd ed. (San Francisco, Calif.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers), 23-37. HN 60.D396 2001 (1st ed.) (TKU)

7.     Social welfare

Scudder, Thayer (2010). "Transforming Global Societies." Chap. 7 in Global Threats, Global Futures: Living with Declining Living Standards (Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar), 207-47. HD 6978.S48 2010 (TKU 5F 未來)

Hurst, Charles E. (2001). “Addressing Inequality and Poverty: Programs and Reforms.” Chap. 16 in Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences, 4th ed. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon), 346-86.

8.     Family, marriage and gender equality

Folbre, Nancy (2001). “The Care Penalty.” Chap. 2 in The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values (New York: The New Press), 22-52. [佛伯爾(Nancy Folbre)著；許慧如譯(2002)。《心經濟. 愛無價》。臺北市：新新聞文化事業公司。550.16 /8763 (TKU)]

Benería, Lourdes (2003). “Markets, Globalization, and Gender.” Chap. 3 in Gender, Development, and Globalization: Economics as if All People Mattered (New York and London: Routledge), 63-90. HQ 1381.B46 2003 (TKU)

9.     ECFA and Taiwan's economic development

Friedman, Thomas L. 2007. “The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention: Old-Time Versus Just-in-Time.” Chap. 16 in The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, further updated and expanded (New York: Picador /Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux), 580-604. HM 846.F74 2005  (TKU) [湯馬斯.佛里曼(Thomas L. Friedman)作；楊振富, 潘勛譯(2007)。《世界是平的：把握這個趨勢 在21世紀才有競爭力(增訂版)》。臺北市：雅言文化出版公司。541.4 /8578 96 (TKU)]

Mainland Affairs Council (2010). “Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA): Background.” Taipei: MAC (http://www.mac.gov.tw/public/data/051116322071.pdf).

10. Knowledge-based economy

Haacker, Markus (2010). "Quantifying the Impact of ICTs on Growth in Developing Economies." Chap. 2.6 in Augusto Laopez-Claros, ed., The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010: Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of Nations (Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 147-66 (TKU eBook: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230285477 access to fulltext (Palgrave))

Stirling, Andrew C. (2010). "From Enlightenment to Enablement: Opening Up Choices for Innovation." Chap. 2.9 in Augusto Laopez-Claros, ed., The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010: Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of Nations (Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 199-210 (TKU eBook: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230285477 access to fulltext (Palgrave))

11. Constructing high-tech island in Taiwan

Stirling, Andrew C. (2010). "From Enlightenment to Enablement: Opening Up Choices for Innovation." Chap. 2.9 in Augusto Laopez-Claros, ed., The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010: Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of Nations (Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 199-210 (TKU eBook: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230285477 access to fulltext (Palgrave))

Stahel, Walter R. (2010). "Managing Performance Over Time." Chap. 3 in The Performance Economy, 2nd ed. (Basingstoke, England; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 179-268 (TKU eBook: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230274907 access to fulltext (Palgrave))

12. Public policy

Hveem, Helge and Kristen Nordhaug (2002). "Introduction: National Institutions and the Politics of Adjustment to Globalization." In Helge Hveem and Kristen Nordhaug, eds., Public Policy in the Age of Globalization: Responses to Environmental and Economic Crises (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan), 1-22 (read pp. 1-12). (TKU eBook: http://info.lib.tku.edu.tw/ebook/redirect.asp?bibid=607004 full text)

Kaufmann, Daniel (2010). "Good Governance for Sustained Growth and Development." Chap. 2.7 in Augusto Laopez-Claros, ed., The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010: Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of Nations (Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan), 167-82 (TKU eBook: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230285477 access to fulltext (Palgrave))

13.   Wither development?

Seitz, John L. (2008) “Alternative Futures.” Chap. 7 in Global Issues: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell), 230-44.

VII.    References

1.        Sachs, Jeffrey. 2005. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. New York: Penguin Books. HC 59.72.P6S225 2005 (TKU)

2.        薩克士 (Sachs, Jeffrey); 鐵人雍譯。2007。《終結貧窮 : 如何在我們有生之年做到?》臺北市：臉譜文化事業公司。551.84 /8554.3 (TKU)

3.        塞茲(John L. Seitz)；陳素秋．黃冠文譯。2005。《全球議題》。臺北縣永和市：韋伯文化國際出版公司。552.1 /834 (TKU)

4.        王作榮。2006。《為台灣補上一堂經濟課 : 王作榮的政策經濟學》。臺北市 : 天下遠見出版公司。552.2832 /8466-5 (TKU)

5.        Woodin, Michael and Caroline Lucas. 2004. Green Alternatives to Globalisation: A Manifesto. London: Pluto Press. HF 1359.W656 2004 (TKU)

6.        伍汀 (Michael Woodin)．盧卡斯(Caroline Lucas)著；鄧伯宸譯。2005。《綠色全球宣言 : 讓經濟回到升斗小民手上》。臺北縣新店市：立緒文化事業公司。552.1 /864.41 (TKU)

7.        Ōmae, Ken'ichi. 2005. The Next Global Stage: Challenges and Opportunities in Our Borderless World. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub.

8.        大前研一著；顧淑馨譯。2005。《全球舞臺大未來。》臺北市：臺灣培生教育出版公司。552.1 /8745-1 (TKU)

9.        尹啟銘。2006。《斷鏈：前瞻台灣經濟新未來。》台北：天下雜誌。552.2832 /8666-2 (TKU)

10.    de Soto, Hernando. 2000. The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. London : Basic Books. HB 501.S778 2000 (TKU)

11.    索托(Hernando de Soto)著；王曉冬譯。2001。《資本的祕密：為什麼資本主義在西方成功, 在其他地方失敗?》臺北市：經濟新潮社。552.097 /835.2 (TKU)

12.    錢為禮、施振榮、朱博湧，顧淑馨譯。2005。《雄霸亞洲（亞洲成長策略）。》台北：天下雜誌。494 /8523.41 (TKU)

13.    Group of Lisbon. 1995. Limits to Competition. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. HF 1414.G77 1995 (TKU)

14.    里斯本集團(The Group of Lisbon)。2001。《競爭的極限。》台北：正中書局。552.1 /8554.3 (TKU)

15.    科特勒, 菲利浦等; 羅漢等譯。2002。《科特勒深探大亞洲：人潮、金潮與地方再造。》台北：商智文化。552.3 /8556-1 (TKU)

16.    Kotler, Philip and Hermawan Kartajaya. 2000. Repositioning Asia : From Bubble to Sustainable Economy. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons (Asia). HC 412.K66 2000 (TKU)

17.    寇勒、卡塔加亞，劉世平譯(Philip Kotler and Hermawan Kartajaya)。2001。《亞洲新未來。》臺北市: 商周出版；城邦文化發行。552.3 /8756 (TKU)。

18.    Harrison, Lawrence E. and Samuel P. Huntington, eds. 2000. Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress. New York: Basic Books. HM 681.C85 2000 (TKU 5樓未來學 )

19.    哈瑞森(Lawrence E. Harrison)、杭廷頓(Samuel P. Huntington)編著；李振昌、林慈淑譯。2003。《為什麼文化很重要》。臺北市：聯經出版事業公司。541.2 /8557 (TKU)

20.    Bhagwati, Jagdish N. 2004. In Defense of Globalization. New York : Oxford University Press. HF 1359.B499 2004 (TKU) Full text--http://info.lib.tku.edu.tw/ebook/redirect.asp?bibid=599112.

21.    Jagdish Bhagwati著；周和君譯。2007。《全球化浪潮。》台北：五南。552.1 /8543.2 (TKU)

22.    Asia rebounds [vediorecording] : 1997 post = 走過1997金融風暴 : 亞洲再崛起. 臺北市 : 宇勗。(v. 1. 泰國、印尼 -- v. 2. 南韓、香港 -- v. 3. 新加坡、馬來西亞.) DVD HB 3808.A84 2008 (TKU非書資料)

23.    Nova; WGBH Educational Foundation. 2004. World in the balance [videorecording]. [Boston, Mass.]: WGBH Boston. DVD HB 849.4.W67 2004 (TKU 非書資料)

24.    非凡電視台製作。2007。魅力台灣 [錄影資料] = Charismatic Taiwan. 臺北市 : 台視文化公司。(v.3, 邁向多元與精緻-台灣農業展魅力; v.6, 海外明珠-外島產業發展; v.7, 科技產業群聚-成就台灣科技王國; v.8, 傳產聚落-發展利基創造價值; v.9, 啟動創新與創意-研發變商機)。DVD 733 /8966 (TKU非書資料 )

VIII.  Grading:

1.        Course participation (10%): Students are expected to read carefully prior the class, to attend each class and to class discussion.

2.        Question raising and discussion (30%): Each student is required to choose a topic, from Week 3 to Week 15, and pose, at least one, analytical questions before each class, which should reveal her/his understanding of the readings and be closely related to the class topic. Each topic will accommodate at most 7 students who will sign up at the start of the semester. The question(s) will be graded according to its relevance to the readings/topics, thoroughness in scope and clearness in explanations.

3.        Responses to questions (20%): The student who raises the question(s) has to submit responses/answers to her/his own questions, according to discussions in the class, before the next class.

4.        Final exam (40%)。