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