The Changing Economies of Asia
BUS272
The Changing Economies of Asia
Unit Information and Learning Guide
Semester 1, 2014
This information should be read in conjunction with the online learning materials which can be found on your MyUnits page.
Unit coordinator
Name: Professor Malcolm Tull
School: Management and Governance
Phone: +61 8 9360 2397
Email: M.Tull@murdoch.edu.au
© Published by Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, November 2014.
This publication is copyright. Except as permitted by the Copyright Act no part of it may in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or any other means be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be broadcast or transmitted without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Contents
Unit information
Information about the unit 4
Contact details 5
How to study this unit 6
Resources for the unit 8
Study schedule 10
Assessment 11
Learning guide
Introduction 17
Topic 1 Modern Economic Growth and the Characteristics of NIEs 18
Topic 2 Theoretical Perspectives 22
Topic 3 The State versus the Market 25
Topic 4 Trade, Export-Led Growth and Regional Integration 28
Topic 5 Agriculture and Fisheries 31
Topic 6 Industrial Policy 34
Topic 7 Foreign Investment, Multinational Corporations 36
Topic 8 Financial Markets and Corporate Governance 38
Topic 9 Labour Markets 40
Topic 10 The Environment and Economic Growth 42
Topic 11 The NIEs – A Case of Growth with Equity? 44
Information about the unit
Welcome to:
BUS272
Changing Economies of Asia
Unit description
This unit involves a comparative examination of the development and economic performance of selected Asian economies. The spectacular performance of some Asian economies has shifted the world balance of economic power and has major implications for all trading nations. Topics covered include growth theories, the Asian economic crisis and its
The Changing Economies of Asia
Unit Information and Learning Guide
Semester 1, 2014
This information should be read in conjunction with the online learning materials which can be found on your MyUnits page.
Unit coordinator
Name: Professor Malcolm Tull
School: Management and Governance
Phone: +61 8 9360 2397
Email: M.Tull@murdoch.edu.au
© Published by Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, November 2014.
This publication is copyright. Except as permitted by the Copyright Act no part of it may in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or any other means be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be broadcast or transmitted without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Contents
Unit information
Information about the unit 4
Contact details 5
How to study this unit 6
Resources for the unit 8
Study schedule 10
Assessment 11
Learning guide
Introduction 17
Topic 1 Modern Economic Growth and the Characteristics of NIEs 18
Topic 2 Theoretical Perspectives 22
Topic 3 The State versus the Market 25
Topic 4 Trade, Export-Led Growth and Regional Integration 28
Topic 5 Agriculture and Fisheries 31
Topic 6 Industrial Policy 34
Topic 7 Foreign Investment, Multinational Corporations 36
Topic 8 Financial Markets and Corporate Governance 38
Topic 9 Labour Markets 40
Topic 10 The Environment and Economic Growth 42
Topic 11 The NIEs – A Case of Growth with Equity? 44
Information about the unit
Welcome to:
BUS272
Changing Economies of Asia
Unit description
This unit involves a comparative examination of the development and economic performance of selected Asian economies. The spectacular performance of some Asian economies has shifted the world balance of economic power and has major implications for all trading nations. Topics covered include growth theories, the Asian economic crisis and its