China in Transition

The College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University offered a six credit, study-abroad course in China during the first summer term of 2000. We hope to repeat the course next year. This site describes my part of the course, China in Transition. 

China may be the most interesting case of a country in transition from planned socialism to capitalism (or some sort of market-based economy). It began its transition all the way back in 1978 and, unlike the other transitional economies, most notably the former Soviet Union, China did not suffer a dramatic economic collapse. In fact, from the beginning, China has enjoyed rapid economic growth.

The course was in two parts. The focus of the first, offered in Morgantown, was to learn about China's transition and its prospects for the future.   The second part was offered in Tianjin, China, where we were joined by a group of students from Nankai University, one of the top universities in China. That part focused on the public sector in a market economy and implications for China's transition. 

For more information, please contact the Office of International Programs at 293-6955 or email me (Professor Bill Trumbull) at william.trumbull@mail.wvu.edu. 

To find out more about this course, and about China, explore these links:
 


Course Syllabus The rules of the course, assignments, readings, etc. Also includes lecture notes in PowerPoint files covering the economics part of the course that can be downloaded.
China Resources Maps, links to news services, travel guides, history sites, academic sites, fun sites, etc.
Bill Trumbull's Picture Gallery Six pages containing over 80 photos. Topics include people, housing, palaces, religion, and lots of scenes of China.

 
 

Maintained by William N. Trumbull. Updated 5/9/00