MBA5930A

Business and government in Asia Pacific Region

Andy Perry

6 points -39 hours per semester taught intensively -First semester -Caulfield

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have an understanding of some major contributions to debates about trends in the relationships between businesses and governmental organisations in several Asian societies.

Synopsis This subject concerns some central issues in the management of the economic and political affairs of various Asian countries. It examines the relationships among government, business and, in some cases, trade unions in the decision making and bargaining concerning formation of national economic plans, industrial policies and strategies for technological development in several Asian states, notably Japan (including study of MITI), Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, and mainland China. Some reference may also be made to Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines and to study of ethnic (notably Chinese) minorities as important elements of the private business sectors of various Asian countries.

Assessment Written (3000 words): 50% -Examination (2 hours): 50%

Recommended texts

Clifford M L Troubled tiger: Business, bureaucrats and generals in South Korea M E Sharpe, 1994
Johnson C MITI and the Japanese miracle Stanford U P, 1982
McIntyre A (ed.) Businessmen and government in industrialising Asia Allen and Unwin, 1994
Shirk S L The political logic of economic reform in China U California, 1993
The World Bank The East Asian miracle OUP, 1993

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