Level:
Graduate
Instructors:
A hutong, or residential district, in modern-day China. (Image by Prof. Jan Wampler.)
Course Highlights
This course features an in-depth set of
readings on the topic, as well as
assignments from the class.
Course Description
This class analyzes the theoretical and historical reasons why governments in latecomer countries have intervened with a wide array of policies to foster industrial development at various turning points: the initiation of industrial activity; the diversification of the industrial base; the restructuring of major industrial institutions; and the entry into high-technology sectors.