교과목번호	8753.594	강좌번호		교과목명	Seminar on Area Studies (Understanding South Asian Economies)	학점	3

담당교수	성명 : Jungsoo Lee (직 : Visiting Professor)	Homepage :
	E-mail : jungsoolee7@gmail.com	전화번호 : 010-2639-4028
	면담시간/장소 : 2PM~4PM, Thursday (by appointment), 140-1/Room 517

수업목표	The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad picture of economic and social changes happening in the eight South Asian countries, i.e., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives. Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The main focus of the course will, however, be on India, which accounts for about 80 percent of South Asia's GDP. Attention will also be paid to regional integration movements in South Asia.

교재 및 참고문헌	Main textbook Arvind Panagariya, India: The Emerging Giant, Oxford University Press, 2008 Others P. B. Rana and J. Malcolm Dowling, South Asia: Rising to the challenge of globalization, World Scientific, 2009 World Bank, Economic updates of individual countries Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Outlook 2011 Other papers to be assigned in the class.

평가방법	출석	과제	중간	기말	평소학습	기타	합계
	15%	25%	%	40%	20%	%	100%
	비고

수강생 참고사항	Each student is required to prepare a short paper and present it in the class. Topic of the paper will be determined in consultation with the professor.

부정행위자에 대한 처리

강의 계획	주(기간)	강의내용
	1주	Introduction. This lecture provides an overview of eight South Asian countries and sets the stage for the lectures that follow. It also discusses development challenges facing these countries.
	2주	India: Economic Growth Phase 1 and 2. This lecture focuses on the economic growth of India. Four phases of economic growth will be identified and their characteristics will be analyzed. This lecture will cover phase 1 and 2.
	3주	India: Economic Growth Phase 3 and 4. This lecture will examine main features of economic growth in India during phase 3 and thereafter.
	4주	India: Fiscal management, Money and Inflation. This lecture reviews macroeconomic management of India. Characteristics of fiscal and monetary policies will be examined.
	5주	India: External Sector. This lecture analyzes movements in trade, capital flows and foreign exchange reserves of India.
	6주	India: Poverty and social development. This lecture reviews changes in poverty and income distribution in India. It also discusses progress of social development in India.
	7주	India: Comparison with Korea and China. Economic performance of India will be compared with those of Korea and China.
	8주	Pakistan: Economic growth and social development. This lecture examines trends in economic growth and social development in Pakistan.
	9주	Pakistan: Macroeconomic policies and external sector. This lecture reviews main features of macroeconomic policies in Pakistan and examines movements in trade and foreign capital flows in Pakistan.
	10주	Bangladesh. This lecture examines trends in economic growth and social development in Bangladesh and discusses its development challenges.
	11주	Sri Lanka. This lecture examines trends in economic growth and social development in Sri Lanka and discusses its development challenges.
	12주	Nepal and Bhutan. This lecture examines trends in economic growth and social development in Nepal and Bhutan and discusses their development challenges.
	13주	Afghanistan and Maldives. This lecture examines trends in economic growth and social development in Afghanistan and Maldives and discusses their development challenges.
	14주	Regional Cooperation in South Asia. This lecture reviews efforts made by South Asian countries for regional cooperation in South Asia. It also draws lessons from the regional cooperation in Southeast Asian countries.
	15주	Final Examination