Summer 2002
ECN 4875, Section 001
Area Study: Southeast Asia Dr. Dao
Office: CH 2365
Office Phone: 581-6329
Office Hours: 3:30-4:30 MWF and by appt.
EXAMS: Midterm and Final.
TERM PAPER: For graduate credit, 10-15 pages long, in the form of a literature review with at
least 15 sources of reference coming mainly from professional journals.
CLASS ATTENDANCE: Since no current textbook is available for this course, attendance is required. Good record of class participation will help a student's final grade in "borderline" cases.
COURSE GRADE BREAKDOWN: Midterm: 40%
Term Paper: 10%
Final: 50-60%
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Introduction and Overview
Regional Overview
Introduction
1. Physical Environment and Resources
Agricultural Systems and Resources
2. Regional Population and Urban Characteristics
II. The Nation-States
1. Republic of Indonesia
2. Republic of the Philippines
3. Federation of Malaysia
4. Republic of Singapore
5. Negara Brunei Darussalam
6. Kingdom of Thailand
7. Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (Myanmar)
8. Socialist Republic of Vietnam
9. People's Republic of Kampuchea
10. Lao People's Democratic Republic
III. Financial Structures and Monetary policies in SE. Asia
IV. Special Topics
1. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. Asian Development Bank
3. Asian Crisis