Financialization and China's Development

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course examines the political economy of China's transition and development from the perspective of financialization. It situates China's case in the broader context and debates on the role of financialization in reshaping the contemporary socio-economic governance and the relations between the financial sector and real sector economy. It will cover topics including the logics of financialization, financial repression and financial liberalization, China's financial governance, industrial policy and financialization, corporate governance, commercial banking and shadow banking, development finance, capital market, public investment, law and finance, risk management, innovation and regulation as well as RMB internationalization. CUHK Course code: CHES3011, Enrollment limited