ECON 1630

The Economic Development of China

Exploring 5,000 years of Chinese economic history
through scientific methodology

Course Content

PART ONE

Pivotals

  • Major Changes in Early Modern China
  • Population Explosion and Impact
  • The Great Divergence: China vs. Europe
  • Late Imperial Transitions and Crises
  • Early P.R. China Economic Foundations
  • Contemporary China Economic Development

PART TWO

Socioeconomic Determinants

  • Geographical Fate: China vs Europe
  • Ideological Origin: From God to Godless
  • Confucian East vs. Christian West
  • Market Forces & Spontaneous Order
  • Exogenous Political Institutions
  • Governance & Economy

PART THREE

Methodology Integrating

  • Economic Researcher like Historians
  • Learnings from Anthropology & Sociology
  • Contemporary Methodologies and Debates
  • AI and Large Language Models Trending

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