POL 387: Political Economy of East Asia Instructor: Dr. Gang Guo E-mail: gg@olemiss.edu Course Overview • Political Economy of East Asia • What is political economy? • What is East Asia? 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 Role of the State • Government intervention in the economy • Whether and How? East Asia • Geographically • Politically • Economically East Asia & Southeast Asia • Economic connections since middle ages • Economic integration in modern times