Topics in Policy Analysis (Half-Term): The China Model

China has lifted 600 million people out of poverty in the past 30 years. This achievement has lead observers within and outside China to trumpet the virtues of the so-called "China Model" as an alternative path of development. The course provides an overview of China's political and economic development in the post-Mao era. Core topics include: state-intervention in the economy, corruption and political accountability, and authoritarian political institutions.