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 more than 80 per cent of South Asia's GDP. Attention will also be paid to regional integration movements in South Asia.

교재 및 참고문헌	Arvind Panagariya, India: The Emerging Giant, Oxford University Press, 2008 P. B. Rana and J. Malcolm Dowling, South Asia: Rising to the challenge of globalization, World Scientific, 2009 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. This lecture focuses on the economic growth of India. Four phases of economic growth will be identified and their characteristics will be analyzed.
	3주	India: Poverty and Income Inequality. This lecture reviews changes in poverty situation in India. Although poverty was reduced substantially in the past few decades, it still remains an important challenge in India. The lecture also discusses issues related to inequality in India. Income inequality may be a lesser problem than poverty itself, but it may become increasingly important as absolute poverty declines.
	4주	India: Macroeconomic polices. This lecture reviews salient features of macroeconomic policies in India.
	5주	India: Finance and Foreign Capital Flows. This lecture reviews the changes in the financial sector in India and how they affect economic growth. It also discusses trends in foreign capital inflows and their impact on the economy.
	6주	India: Trade. This lecture discusses trends and policies related to exports and imports of India and how these influenced economic growth and structural change in the economy.
	7주	India: Structural change. This lecture examines the causes of slow structural change in India and what should be done to speed it up.
	8주	India: Government. This lecture discusses trends in tax and expenditure policies and their challenges in India.
	9주	Pakistan. This lecture examines trends in economic performances and major changes in economic policies in Pakistan.
	10주	Bangladesh. This lecture examines trends in economic performances and major changes in economic policies in Bangladesh.
	11주	Sri Lanka. This lecture examines trends in economic performances and major changes in economic policies in Sri Lanka.
	12주	Nepal and Bhutan. This lecture examines trends in economic performances and major changes in economic policies in Nepal and Bhutan.
	13주	Afghanistan and Maldives. This lecture examines trends in economic performances and major changes in economic policies in Afghanistan and Maldives.
	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