January 20, 2019

Development Policies of the Asia-Pacific Region

International Master’s Programme in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS)
Spring 2019

Teachers responsible:
Prof. Ching-Hsin Yu (Election Study Center/ Graduate Institute of Development
Studies; Email: chyu@nccu.edu.tw )
Dr. Chung-Min Tsai (Department of Political Science; Email:
cmtsai@nccu.edu.tw)
Dr. Li-Hsuan Cheng (Department of Sociology; Email: lhc@nccu.edu.tw)
Dr. Alan Hao Yang (Institute of International Relations/ Graduate Institute of
East Asian Studies; Email: alanhao@nccu.edu.tw)
Dr. Mei-chuan Wei (Graduate Institute of Development Studies; Email:
mchwei@nccu.edu.tw. Dr. Tien-Sze Fang email: tiensyh@gmail.com)

Time: 18.30-21.30, Monday

Venue:

Course introduction:

The course is jointly offered by five faculty members who are specialized in different
countries in the region of Asia-Pacific. It gives an overview of the political, economic
and social developments of several major countries in the region, including Taiwan,
China, Korea, Japan, ASEAN countries and India.

Aims and objectives:

The course aims to provide an overview of the development policies adopted by the
countries in the region covered as well as an opportunity for students to compare
development policies of these countries. At the end of the course, students are
expected to be familiar with development policies in the region of Asia-Pacific and
competent in discussing at least two country cases with detailed historical and
empirical knowledge.

Course requirements and grading:

Final grades for the class will be weighted evenly from the grades given by each
professor. Each professor’s course requirements and grading standards are as follows:

Prof. Ching-Hsin Yu Course Requirements: (1) presence at the class; (2)

presentation of reading materials; (3) participation in
discussion.
Grading Standards: (1) presence (15%); (2) presentation
(15%); (3) discussion (15%); (4) 5-page essay on
Taiwan’s political development (55%).
Dr. Chung-Min Tsai
Dr. Li-Hsuan Cheng
Dr. Alan Hao Yang One term paper on ASEAN Perspective on issues of
regional/national development (70%); Attendance (10%);
Exercise (20%).
Dr. Mei-chuan Wei

Schedule of the course:

Week 1 Course Introduction and All teachers

overview
Weeks 2-4 Taiwan Prof. Ching-Hsin Yu
Weeks 5-7 China Dr. Chung-Min Tsai
Weeks 8-10 Korea Dr. Chung-Min Tsai
Weeks 11-13 Japan Dr. Li-Hsuan Cheng
Weeks 14-16 ASEAN Dr. Alan Hao Yang
Weeks 17-18 India Dr. Mei-chuan Wei

Course outline and readings:

Week 1 (25 Feb) Course introduction and overview

Week 2 (04 Mar) Taiwan (I)
Readings: “*” required readings
Course Introduction
*Rigger, Shelly, 2011.
Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Lanham, Md.: Rowman
& Littlefield.
*Clark, Cal and Alexander C. Tan. 2012.
Taiwan’s Political Economy: Meeting Challenges, Pursuing Progress. Boulder,
Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., chapter 1 to chapter 3.

Week 3 (11 Mar) Taiwan (II)

Readings: “*” required readings
*Clark, Cal and Alexander C. Tan. 2012.
Taiwan’s Political Economy: Meeting Challenges, Pursuing Progress. Boulder,
Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., chapter 4 to chapter 5.
*Fell, Dafydd. 2012.
Government and Politics in Taiwan. London: Routledge, chapter 1 to chapter 3.
Wang, Jiann-Chyuan. 2014.
“Taiwan’s Role in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration.” Sarah Y. Tong, ed.,
Trade, Investment and Economic Integration. Hackensack, N.J.: World
Scientific Pub. Co., pp. 171-187.【Zhu, Zhiqun editor-in-chief, Globalization,
Development and Security in Asia, Volume 2】

Week 4 (18 Mar ) Taiwan (III)

Readings: “*” required readings
*Fell, Dafydd. 2012.   
Government and Politics in Taiwan. London: Routledge, chapter 5 to chapter 8.
*Clark, Cal and Alexandra C. Tan. 2010.
“Taiwan Enters the 21st Century: A Rude Awakening to the Costs of Success.”
Wei-Chin Lee, ed., Taiwan's Politics in the 21st Century: Changes and
Challenges [electronic resource]. Hackensack, N.J.: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
pp. 103-129.
Rigger, Shelley; Hickey, Dennis V.; Peter Chow. 2016.
U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Prospects for Security and Economic Ties. Wilson
Center, Washington, D. C.
[ three chapters: Shelley Rigger, “Why Taiwan (Still) Matters in the Era of
Trump and Tsai”; Dennis Hickey, “Taiwan’s Security in an Era of Uncertainty”;
Peter Chow, “Outlook for U.S.-Taiwan Economic Partnership under President
 Trump’s “American First” Trade Policy”]
Wang, T. Y., Chen, Lu-huei and Shu Keng. 2010.
“Symbolic Politics, Self-Interests, and Threat Perceptions: An Analysis of
Taiwan Citizens' Views on Cross–Strait Economic Exchanges.” Wei-Chin Lee,
ed., Taiwan's Politics in the 21st Century: Changes and Challenges [electronic
resource]. Hackensack, N.J.: World Scientific Pub. Co., pp. 159-184.

Week 5 (25 Mar) China (I)

Readings:
1. China in 2017, Asian Survey
2. China in 2018, Asian Survey

Week 6 (01 April) China (II)

Readings:
1. Loren Brandt and Thomas G. Rawski, “China’s Great Economic Transformation,”
in China’s Great Economic Transformation, pp. 1-26.
2. Barry Naughton, The Chinese Economy: Transitions and Growth (Cambridge,
M.A.: MIT Press, 2007). Chapter 1.

Week 7 (08 April) China (III)

Readings:
1. Dali L. Yang, “Governing China’s Transition to the Market: Institutional
Incentives, Politicians’ Choices, and Unintended Outcomes,” World Politics 48:3
(April 1996), pp. 424-52.
2. Yingyi Qian, “How Reform Worked in China,” in In Search of Prosperity:
Analytic Narratives on Economic Growth, ed. Dani Rodrik (Princeton: Princeton
University Press 2003), pp. 297-333.

Week 8 (15 April) Korea (I)

Readings:
1. South Korea in 2017, Asian Survey
2. South Korea in 2018, Asian Survey

Week 9 (22 April) Korea (II)

Readings:
1. Rodrik, Dani, Grossman, G., & Norman, V. 1995. “Getting Interventions Right:
How South Korea and Taiwan Grew Rich.” Economic Policy 20, 55-107.
2. Atul Kohli. 1999. “Where Do High-Growth Political Economies Come From? The
Japanese Lineage of Korea’s “Developmental State.”” In The Developmental
State, edited by Meredith Woo-Cumings. (Cornell University Press)

Week 10 (29 April) Korea (III)

Readings:
1. You, Jong-sung. 2012. “Transition from a Limited Access Order to an Open
Access Order: The Case of South Korea.” In In the Shadow of Violence: The
Problem of Development for Limited Access Order Societies, edited by Douglas
North, John Wallis, Steve Webb, and Barry Weingast. (Cambridge University
Press).
2. Lee, SJ. 2008. “The Politics of Chaebol Reform in Korea: Social Cleavage and
New Financial Rules.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 38(3): 439-452.

Week 11 (06 May) Japan (I) The Structure of Developmental State

Readings:
1. Johnson, Chalmers.1982. MITI and the Japanese Miracle. P.3-.34, p.198-241

Week 12 (13 May) Japan (II) Policy Instruments

Readings:
1. Okimoto, Daniel. 1989. Between MITI and the Market. P.55-112
2. Calder, Kent. 1993. Strategic Capitalism: Private Business and Public Purpose in
Japanese Industrial Finance. P.134-173

Week 13 (20 May) Japan (III) The Limits and Side Effects of Japanese
Developmental Policies
Readings:
1. Gao, Bai. 2001. Japan’s Economic Dilemma. P.152-202
Anchordoguy, Marie. 2005. Reprogramming Japan: the High Tech Crisis under
Communitarian Capitalism. P.147-205

Week 14 (27 May) ASEAN (I)

Readings: Developmental Regionalism of ASEAN
1. Maris Diokno, H.H. Michael Hsiao, and Alan H. Yang, 2018.10, China’s
Footprints in Southeast Asia. (Singapore: National University of Singapore
 Press), Chapter 1 and 2;
2. Other materials;

Week 15 (03 Jun) ASEAN (II)

Readings: Regional Development in Indo-Chinese Countries
1. Maris Diokno, H.H. Michael Hsiao, and Alan H. Yang, 2018.10, China’s
Footprints in Southeast Asia. (Singapore: National University of Singapore
Press), Chapter 3 & 8;
2. Other materials;

Week 16 (10 Jun) ASEAN (III)

Readings: Taiwan in ASEAN-led Regional Development: the New Southbound Policy
1. Alan H. Yang, 2018.03, 'Unpacking Taiwan’s Presence in Southeast Asia:
The International Socialization of the New Southbound Policy, ' Issues &
Studies, Vol.54, No.1, pp.1840003-1840033.
2. H.H. Michael Hsiao and Alan H. Yang, 2018.01, 'Repositioning Taiwan in
Southeast Asia: Strategies to Enhance People-to-People Connectivity, ' NBR
Brief, pp.1-5.
3. Alan H. Yang, 2017.09, 'Winning the Heart, not only Making Profits:
Taiwan’s Southbound Practices vs. China’s Belt & Road Proximity, ' CPI
Analysis: The Online Journal of the China Policy Institute;
4. Other materials;

Week 17 (17 Jun) India (I): Politics and Economy

Readings:
1. Corbridge, Stuart, John Harriss, Crag Jeffrey, India: Economy, Politics and
Society (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014), pp.1-46; pp.121-139;
pp.177-196.pp.239-257.

Week 18 (24 Jun) India (II): Foreign Policy

Readings:
1. Malone, David M., C. Raja Mohan, and Srinath Raghavan, “Foreign Policy,”
Malone, David M., C. Raja Mohan, and Srinath Raghavan eds. The Oxford
Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy ( New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
2015), pp.21-34; 131-144; 699-711.