Professors – March 2014

School of Advanced Studies - Faculty Invited, Disciplines to be taught
The School of Advanced Studies third period will launch from March 13-28, 2014 with the following courses and respective faculty:

Conceptualizing Capitalism

Professor Geoffrey Hodgson
Curriculum Vitae
(The course will be taught in English)

“Capitalism, law and the state”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, chs 1-3
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“Commodity exchange and markets”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, chs 4-5

“Money and finance”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, ch 6

“Meanings of capital
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, ch 7

“Firms and corporations”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, ch. 8

“Labour and employment”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, chs 9-10

“Capitalism, socialism and the state”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, ch. 12

“The evolution of global capitalism”
References: Conceptualizing Capitalism, chs13-14

“Capitalism, inequality and beyond”
Reference: Conceptualizing Capitalism, chs 15-16

Program with readings
See http://www.geoffrey-hodgson.info/new-page.htm
This book manuscript will be circulated to students.

Capitalism comes to Asia: The Rivalry for Asian Hegemony

Professor Ronald Dore
Curriculum Vitae
(The course will be taught in English)

Encontro com alunos
Preliminary reading
Conspiracies of Silence

The rise and rise of East Asian States, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, China, Vietnan
References: Wikipaedia, Article on “East Asian Development”
Chalmers Johson,  Miti and the Japanese Miracle,1982,  See summary at http://www.alighaemi.com/wp/?p=995   and also at http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/JapanandtheMythofMITI.html
Robert Wade, “Japan, the World Bank, and the Art of Paradigm Maintenance: The East Asian Miracle in Political Perspective”, New Left Review, 1/217, 1996

Liberalizing China?  Neo-liberalizing Japan?
References: Martin Jacques, When China rules the world, 2009  pp.1-28
Ronald Dore, Interminable Oscillation, or Steady Trend: State and Market, (to be published 2014)
David Pilling, Beyond adversity: Japan and the art of survival, Penguin Books, 2014,  Last chapter.

The rivalry for Asian hegemony 1. US-China
References: Dore, Conspiracies, Chapter 3: Collision Course
Henry Kissinger, On China, 2011
John Whyte and Dai Min, “Proposed US China Grand Strategy Agreement” Foreign Affairs, Sept.Oct,2011
Hugh White, China Choice. Why America should share power. Australian National Uniersity  2012. See also summary at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkMO5djLPTk

The rivalry for Asian hegemony 2. Current tensions and the Japan factor
For skimming and reference: P. Saunders, et,al (Institute for National Strategic Studies , U.S. Military , National Defense University , Department of Defense: The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving roles Senkakus, Taiwan, Diaoyu, Paracel, Spratly Islands  Fishery Disputes, Vessels and Equipment, Submarines, Ships, Aircraft,  2013 http://www.amazon.com/The-Chinese-Navy-Capabilities-Submarines-ebook/dp/B00B429SRE
References: Ronald Dore. Collision Course (to be published). Institute of National Security Studies, USA, 2013

The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving roles                                                                                   
Reference: Senkakus, Taiwan, Diaoyu, Paracel, Spratly Islands  2013

John Whyte and Dai Min, “Proposed US China Grand Strategy Agreement” Foreign Affairs, Sept.Oct,2011:
http://thomaspmbarnett.com/globlogization/2010/12/30/china-us-grand-strategy-agreement-proposal.html

Nominalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominalism

Readings Download
Interminable Oscillation,or Steady Trend: State and Market
The emergence of a new Asia Pacific order
When China Rules the World
The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles
The China Renaissance - foreword
The China Renaissance - chapter 1 - From Strongman to Consensus Rule
Japan, the World Bank, and the Art of Paradigm Maintenance: The East Asian Miracle in Political Perspective
China-US Grand Strategy Proposal