1. POL 387: Political Economy of East Asia
Instructor: Dr. Gang Guo

2. Course Overview Political Economy of East Asia
What is political economy?
What is East Asia?

3. Politics and Economics
``In all the political systems of the world, much of politics is economics, and most of economics is politics” -- Charles Lindblom
``Economics does not usefully exist apart from politics” -- John Kenneth Galbraith
``There is no such thing as a purely economic issue” -- Milton Friedman

4. Role of the State Government intervention in the economy
Whether and How?

5. East Asia
Geographically
Politically
Economically

6. East Asia & Southeast Asia
Economic connections since middle ages
Economic integration in modern times