Chinese Development and its Discontents IS 833 (4)

Explores China’s rise from Mao to global markets, with attention to social issues brought on by “the Chinese Development Model”. Examines the bases of state legitimacy in contemporary China, challenges to state legitimacy, as well as state responses to these challenges. Students with credit for IS 809 under the title Special Topics in Chinese Development and its Discontents may not take this course for further credit.