| Unit name | East Asia and Global Development |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPAIM0002 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Henderson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
An appreciation of the dynamics and trajectories of change in the world economy is now a sine qua non for an adequate understanding the nature, limitations and vicissitudes of economic, political and social development and thus for the creation of appropriate policy and other forms of intervention in the development process. In recent decades some of the countries of the East Asian region have emerged as decisive actors in global development. This module examines the processes that have transformed the nature of global development and locates the East Asian region in this matrix. It studies how global transformation has impacted on East Asia and how a number of East Asian countries have become important $�drivers&� of global development. As such the unit offers a foundation on which an appreciation of East Asia in the global economy can be built.
