This course provides an overview of the field of political economy to students who have no previous background knowledge. The main aim is to help students understand the interaction between domestic political and economic systems, forces and actors, including such interaction at and between international and domestic levels. The course asks two main questions: first, how do states, social forces and various kinds of institutions affect the flow of economic resources within national boundaries? Second, how do economic forces constrain the behavior of political actors at domestic level? More specifically, this course deals with the politics of economic development, adjustment and transition, and the politics of international economic cooperation.
Political Science
政治学是一门以研究政治行为、政治体制以及政治相关领域为主的社会科学学科。狭义的政治学研究国家的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律；广义的政治学研究在一定经济基础之上的社会公共权力的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律。
