Made in China Exam 1

You are responsible for three questions. The only constraints are that you must send them to me as a word attachment that I receive by and that the total page count does not exceed 6.

Short answer

1a. How did the pressures of a large, and primarily rural population affect the structure of industry in China and its international competitiveness once the process of globalization matured in the 19th century?

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1b. What was the link between China's economy, the balance of payment, European imperialism, and opium?

Not-quite-so-short answer

2a. What was the major difference between China's development strategy and that of other East Asian countries at that time. As you work on this be sure you understand the significance of the statement: “Look at economy as series of value chains connecting industries from resource extraction to business machinery to final consumer & business products” Look at Maddison data and explain the differences in the East Asian economic experience in the post WWII era.

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2b. What was the role of the "dual track system" in Deng's initial development strategy and what are the major differences between the pre and post 1993 development strategies? What was the difference between "reform without losers" and "reform with losers" and why was it so important to have the first rather than rush immediately into the second? Look at Maddison data and explain the differences in performance between the two periods in absolute terms and relative to East Asia.

Longer answer

3. We all want to know about China's future because it appears it will affect out lives, something Napoleon obviously understood when he said "Let China Sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world."  A good place to look for clues about that future is China's past, and I would like you to try to pull together as many pieces of the course as possible in explaining why China 'fell asleep" - and what does the future look like. To get you thinking about it you should check out NEW ESTIMATES OF CHINESE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL 1952-2030.