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Comparative Development of Hong Kong and Taiwan

Name: Comparative Development of Hong Kong and Taiwan
Price: 1461 SGD

Training Provider: Singapore University of Social Sciences

Course Reference: TGS-2024047226

S$1,461

About This Course

Examine the economic development pathways of Taiwan and Hong Kong;
Contrast Taiwan’s relations with the US during the cold war era and with China after the 1990s;
Discuss how relations with the US and China contributed to Taiwan’s development in different periods;
Compare Hong Kong’s relations with the UK during the cold war era and with China after the 1997;
Analyze how relations with the UK and China contributed to Hong Kong’s development in different periods;
Appraise China’s influence on the economies of Taiwan and Hong Kong;
Apply the theories of development to greater China;
Organize information from different societies.

What You'll Learn

POL358 Comparative Development of Hong Kong and Taiwan compares the political economy of development in Taiwan and Hong Kong from the end of the 1940s to the present. The development trajectory of both Taiwan and Hong Kong was affected by western powers during the cold war era. Since the 1990s, the two economies’ development has mainly been impacted by China’s economic rise and Chinese policy changes. Despite the same source of influence over the past few decades, the consequences on Taiwan’s and Hong Kong’s economic structure, political system and industrial expansion are different. The different models of development demonstrate that the development of any Chinese society is not linear. Instead, there are developmental permutations and they arose out of specific historical, economic and political circumstances.