Introduction: Teaching under China’s Market Economy

century rural market economy

Using a dataset of 1,700 ages at first marriage for Roman Catholics born in the Groningen Ommelanden (The Netherlands) during the period 1721-1800 explanatory variables for the specific age at marriage have been searched for. The 18 th and early 19 th century Groningen Ommelanden fitted perfectly into Hajnal’s Western European marriage pattern with very high ages at marriage and a high celibacy...

From subsistence to market economy

This paper examines the development of ten villages along the Mekong River in Laos during the period 1994 to 2001. These villages have been sampled two times, the first in the period 1994-1997 and the second in 2001. I look at changes in production, economic conditions, and the general well-being of the households. General trends points to a strengthening of the Laotian economy. The governments...

A Political Economy of Electric Power Market Restructuring: Introduction to Issues and Expectations

The State, Market Economy, and Transition

What role should the state play in China's transition to a market economy? On this issue, a consensus seems to have emerged among Chinese economists, that is, the government should leave to the market what can be best handled by the market and only concern itself with what the market cannot accomplish, either inherently or for the time being (Gao, 1993). But the extent of agreement should be ex...

Teaching Political Economy: Curriculum and Pedagogy

The teaching of political economy offers an alternative, and a challenge, to conventional economics education. Its emphasis on the competing currents of economic thought and their association with rival political philosophies adds complexity to the subject. However, this engagement with controversial issues creates more intellectual excitement than a narrow, ‘technical’ treatment of orthodox ec...