Development and environment in Asia-Pacific and Australia
Peter Marden
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
*
Prerequisites: Consult with lecturer
Objectives On the successful completion of this subject students should have gained an understanding of the social, political and environmental costs and rapid economic growth in Asia, and a grasp of Australia's role in the region.
Synopsis The Asia-Pacific region is recognised as a major area of growth, and Australia's future is increasingly seen as linked with this region. In this subject the causes of rapid regional growth are examined and the role of Australia in emerging division of labour in the region is evaluated. Of particular concern are the long-term development prospects of the `miracle' economies of Asia within the context of changing global political-economy. Issues such as nationalism, superpower politics and strategic interests are examined. Particular emphasis is given to the environmental implications of continued growth in the region. The political, social, and cultural dimensions of change are explored as well as the economic. Particular emphasis is placed on the social and cultural aspects of change in this dynamic region with a specific focus on Australia's role.
Assessment Written (6000 words): 60%
* Examinations (3 hours): 30%
* Tutorial: 10%
Recommended texts
Bello W and Rosenfeld S Dragons in distress Penguin, 1992
Daly M and Logan M The brittle rim Penguin 1989
Deyo F C (ed.) The political economy of the new Asian industrialisation Cornell U P, 1987
Evans G and Grant B Australia's foreign relations MUP, 1991
Garnaut R Australia and the Northeast Asian ascendancy AGPS, 1989
Grant B What kind of country Penguin, 1988
Harris S and Cotton J (eds) The end of the Cold War in Northeast East Asia Longman, 1991
Hewison K, Robinson R and Rodan G (eds) Southeast Asia in the 1990s Allen and Unwin, 1993
Higgott RA and Robinson R (eds) Southeast Asia: Essays in the political economy of structural change RKP, 1985
Redcliff M Sustainable development: Exploring the contradictions Methuen 1987
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