POL 331 - Comparative Politics of China and Japan

Institution:

Oglethorpe University

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Description:

While Japan and China have both become prominent nation-states with increasing international influence, each country has achieved this feat through very different means. This course seeks to ascertain the sources and strength of their respective development paths as well as the prognosis for their political and economic futures. Topics to be covered include: state formation, ideology and political order, political and economic institutions, economic development strategies, 'Asian values,' state-society relations, regional and internationalrelations. Prerequisite: POL 121, POL 231 or permission of the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 08/30/2008 

Institution Website:

www.oglethorpe.edu

Phone Number:

(404) 261-1441

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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