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