Required Readings

Here you will find readings in the syallbus marked with [WEB].

Please see Course Packet for readings in syllabus marked with [CP].

Session 1:  Welcome and Overview
Market Indicators, The Economist, December 10, 2009. Link.

Session 2:  Why are Emerging Markets Still Emerging?
“First Get the Basics Right,” The Economist, January 17, 2004. Link.
“The African Exception,” The Economist, March 30, 2002. Link.

Session 4:  Contractual Problems
“A Local Firm’s Baffling Trip Through China’s Arbitration System”, Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2003. Link.
“Thais make a mess of their muddling,” Financial Times, June 22, 1993. Link.

Session 6: Property Rights II:  Intellectual Property Issues
“India Stands Firm Against Coca-Cola,” The New York Times, September 5, 1977. Link.
“Rich Vein of Talent Makes China Potential R&D Hothouse,” Financial Times, April 19, 2002. Link.
“In China, Knockoff Cellphones Are a Hit,” The New York Times, April 28, 2009. Link.

Session 7:  Corruption I:  An Introduction
"The Road to Hell is Unpaved,” The Economist, December 19, 2002. Link.
“India’s Corruption Blues,” The Economist, March 24, 2001. Link.

Session 9:  Political Power & Business Strategy
“Ex-Leader Stole $100 Million From Liberia,” The New York Times, September 18, 2003. Link.
“A High-Tech Fix for One Corner of India,” The New York Times, December 27, 2002. Link.
“Monopoly Money”, The Economist, November 18, 2006. Link.

Session 11:  Trade, Comparative Advantage, and the Non-Market Perspective
“The Allure of Low Technology,” The Economist, December 20, 2003. Link.
“H-P Outsourcing:  Beyond China” The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2004. Link.

Session 12:  Low Wages & Labor Issues
“Chinese Girls’ Toil Brings Pain, Not Riches,” The New York Times, October 2, 2003. Link.

Session 14:  Trade Protections (I) and Trade Volatility (II)
“Builders Seek End to Tariffs on Cement,” Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2004. Link.
“The Paradox of Plenty,” The Economist, December 24, 2005. Link.

Session 15:  Financial Crisis I:  Anatomy of Financial Crises & The IMF
“On the Rocks,” The Economist, March 7, 1998. Link.

Session 16:  Financial Crisis II:  Example(s)
Readings on Ukraine and an investment by Warburg Pincus. Link.