Vs5 Economy of Vietnam and Southeast Asia

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
no requirements
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course goal is to offer complex overview to the economy of Vietnam and continental as well as insular Southeast Asian countries. Main focus: historical development and explanation of differences among main areas + development of economics with relatins to political systems and international relations. The course Economy of Vietnam and Southeast Asia is a fundamental theoretical profile core course of the study programme Vietnamese Studies. Content of this course and acquired knowledge will be also a part of the Final State Examination. The course is open for students of other study programmes – in such a case only final written examination with requirements of more moderate results is needed to pass the course.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course a student is able to explain differences among Vietnam and other countries as well as explain the reasons of these differences in following areas:
- historical development in precolonial, colonial and postcolonial Vietnam, continental and insular Southeast Asia
- relations between economics and various political systems
- influence of foreign countries and multinational organisations on economic development
- disequilibrium and crises
Syllabus
  • 0. Economics and economy: methodological introduction
  • 1. Brief history of precolonial economics: continental Southeast Asia
  • 2. Brief history of precolonial economics: insular Southeast Asia
  • 3. Brief history of colonial economics: continental Southeast Asia
  • 4. Brief history of colonial economics: insular Southeast Asia
  • 5. Brief history of postcolonial economics: continental Southeast Asia
  • 6. Brief history of postcolonial economics: insular Southeast Asia
  • 7. Wars and international sanctions
  • 8. Internal authoritarian tendencies
  • 9. Global investors, local investors and political power
  • 10. Role of economic organisations and banks in Asia and South East Asia
  • 11. Economic growth, its inequalities and risks of development
  • 12. Asian economic crisis
Literature
    required literature
  • Studík, P., Teplík, T. 2006. Vietnam: země rozmachu - země příležitostí. Praha: Longa.
    recommended literature
  • Švarcová, Jena. 2007. Ekonomie: stručný přehled. Teorie a praxe aktuálně a v souvislostech. Zlín: CEED.
    not specified
  • Luong, Hy. V. 2010. Tradition, Revolution and Market Economy in a North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
  • Asia-Europe Cooperation and the Role of Vietnam (Reference Book). In Partnership with the European Commission – European Studies Programme Vietnam. Ed. Nguyen Duy Quy et al. Hanoi: National Political Publishing House, 2004.
  • Schwarz, Michal + Srba, Ondřej. 2016. Vietnam v éře západních velmocí. Spisy FF MU, sv. 461. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Đặng Thị Loan et al. (eds.). 2010. Việt Nam’s Economy After 20 years of Renewal (1986-2006). Achievements and challenges. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers.
  • Dodsworth, J. R. et al. 1996. Vietnam. Transition to a Market Economy. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund.
  • Alpert, William T. 2005. The Vietnamese Economy and Its Transformation to an Open Market System. New York - London: ME Sharpe.
  • van Zanden, Jan Luiten + Marks, Daan. 2014. An Economic History of Indonesia 1800-2010. London - New York: Routledge.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Students of the study programme Vietnamese Studies: 1) three written tests during the course - at least 50 % of correct answers is needed to pass for final written examination; + 2) final written examination: at least 75 % of correct answers is required to pass the course. Students of other study programmes: only final written examination is compulsory: at least 50 % of correct answers is needed to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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