Asi­an Busi­ness Sys­tems: State, In­sti­tu­tions and the Glob­al Eco­nomy

Course content

This course aims for student to understand Asian business systems. It engages with the various analytical components that constitute business systems, using these to examine and compare different Asian business systems. We pay systematic  attention to the national contextual settings that interact with economies and businesses. More specifically, the course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the economic, political, social and cultural institutions in Asian economies. The course also explores how national systems are intertwined with the dynamics of globalisation.

Theoretically, the course takes a starting point in business system literature and combine this with complementary literature on varities of capitalism. The global value chain approach is used to examine and reflect upon links between national business systems and the regional/global economy.