IBUS168 — Business in Contemporary China
This course is intended to provide an overview of business in contemporary China. It will address topics including: economic reform in China, joint venture and wholly owned foreign investment law a and practices, an overview of Shanghai as a financial, banking, and manufacturing and commercial center, international trade and the WTO and economic law in China. In addition, this course will examine Chinese history, philosophy, culture and contemporary society and illuminate how business in China is influenced by these factors. The overview introduction to Chinese culture, history and society provides vital backgroudn information to put the current dynamic socioeconomic change and rapid business development in modern China in context. There will also be an acitve out-of-class schedule of field trips totaling 15 hours that will enable students to explore sites such as business enterprises, factories, museums, and cultural and historical sights in Shangai.