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Government & Economy of South East Asia
EQ: How do the governments
and economies of India,
China, Japan, and North
Korea compare and contrast?
Directions: As we discuss the governments
of Southeast Asia, you are to complete the
graphic organizer you have been given.
You are REQUIRED to write any information
in BLUE!
Which Country Am I?
1. I am a constitutional monarchy with an emperor as
my head of state.
2. My citizens have the lowest levels of freedom in
the world.
3. I am the world’s largest democracy. My
government is similar to the United States.
4. I have been controlled by the Communist Party
since 1949.
The Republic of India
Type of Government
Federal Republic
Parliamentary Democracy
◦World’s LARGEST democracy!
Type of Leader: Head of State
(Official Representative of Country)
President ~ Pranab Mukherjee (7/22/2012)
◦ Ceremonial position.
Type of Leader: Head of Government
(Who Is In Charge?)
Prime Minister ~ Narendra Modi (5/26/2014)
◦ Holds the real power.
How Is Leader Chosen?
Prime Minister:
◦ Appointed by President
◦ Chosen from majority party in Parliament
Who Can Vote?
All citizens 18 years old or older.
Personal Freedoms
1950: Constitution guarantees basic
equal rights to all citizens, even
“untouchables” and women.
◦ Indira Gandhi ~ 1st woman elected Prime
Minister in 1990s.
People’s Republic of China
Type of Government
Communist ~ since 1949, under Mao
Zedong.
Oligarchy
Unitary System
Legislature: National People’s Congress
Type of Leader: Head of State
(Official Representative of Country)
President ~ Xi Jinping(March 2013) “Princeling”: direct descendant of Communist
revolutionaries who followed Mao.
Type of Leader: Head of Government
(Who Is In Charge?)
Premier ~ Li Keqiang (3/16/2013)
◦ Like a Prime Minister ~ actually runs the
government.
How Is Leader Chosen?
President:
◦ Chosen by National People’s Congress
Premier:
◦ Chosen by President
Who Can Vote?
All citizens 18 years old or older.
Only approved Communist
candidates can run for office.
Personal Freedoms
Role of citizen, including job &
education, determined by
government.
Japan
Type of Government
Constitutional Monarchy: ◦Monarch is guided by written
constitution (law).
His/her rights, duties, & responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom.
Parliamentary Democracy
Unitary System
Type of Leader: Head of State
(Official Representative of Country)
Emperor ~ Akihito (1/7/1989)
◦ Ceremonial position.
Type of Leader: Head of Government
(Who Is In Charge?)
The Diet ~ Bicameral Parliament; make laws.
◦ House of Councilors
◦ House of Representatives (has MOST decision
power)
Prime Minister ~ Shinzo Abe (12/26/2012)
◦ Head of House of Representatives.
How Is Leader Chosen?
The Diet:
◦ Elected by citizens
Prime Minister:
◦ Chosen by Diet
Who Can Vote?
All citizens 20 years old or older.
Personal Freedoms
1947: New constitution with Bill of
Rights guaranteeing basic rights to all
citizens.
◦ Similar to the United States of Awesomeness!
Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
Type of Government Communist ~ Dictatorship
Unitary System
No Military Experience
Looks Like His Grandfather?
Same Signatures?
Hottest Man Alive?
Would He Make The NMS Team?
His Basketball Heroes
More Like…
Official Hairstyles: Government Tested
and Approved…
Official Hairstyles: Government Tested
and Approved…
Daily Rations…
Economic Growth Projections:
Type of Leader: Head of State
& Head of Government
Kim Jong-Un (12/7/2011)
How Is Leader Chosen?
Heredity succession: took over when
father, Kim Jong-Il died.
Who Can Vote?
All citizens 17 years old or older.
Citizens have very LIMITED choices!
Personal Freedoms
Lowest levels of freedom in the
world.
All aspects of life determined by a
social class system based on a family’s
“loyalty” to the government.
◦ Jobs, education, where you live, what doctors
or hospitals you can see, what stores you have
access to.
◦ Brutal prison camps still in operation today!
Which Country Am I?
1. I am a constitutional monarchy with an emperor as
my head of state.
2. My citizens have the lowest levels of freedom in
the world.
3. I am the world’s largest democracy. My
government is similar to the United States.
4. I have been controlled by the Communist Party
since 1949.
Government & Economy of South East Asia
EQ: How do the governments
and economies of India,
China, Japan, and North
Korea compare and contrast?
Directions: As we discuss the economies of
Southeast Asia, you are to complete the
graphic organizer you have been given.
You are REQUIRED to write any information
in BLUE!
All Economic Systems seek to
answer the three basic economic
questions:
1) What to produce?
2)How to produce?
3) For whom to
produce?
Pure
Market
Pure
Command
100% 0%
The Republic of India
Type of Economy
Mixed Economy
What To Produce?
More than ½ of work force:
agriculture
Telecommunications, software
services
How To Produce?
Used its large educated
English-speaking population to
become major exporter of IT
services.
For WhomTo Produce?
Exports to: ◦ United Arab Emirates
◦ United States
◦ China
Pure
Market
Pure
Command
Place on the continuum: India would be more to
the market side of the continuum.
55%
People’s Republic of China
Type of Economy
Shifting from command to a
mixed economy under close
watch of government.
Becoming more market-
oriented (focused). ◦ Deng Xiaoping tried to improve China’s
economic growth after Mao’s death in 1976
by mixing in elements of a market economy.
◦ These reforms have led to excellent growth
of the economy.
What To Produce?
40 % Government based
decisions
60% Business based decisions
How To Produce?
Focused on agricultural &
industrial/manufacturing
production. ◦ 2nd to the U.S. in the value of services it
produces!
For Whom To Produce?
Major trading partner: U.S.
Pure
Market
Pure
Command
Place on the continuum: China is slightly on the
market side of center on the continuum.
50%
Japan
Type of Economy
Mixed
What To Produce?
Large Industrial output ~ ◦ Motor vehicles
◦ Electronics
Tiny agricultural output : WHY? ◦ Much of land is mountainous & can’t
be farmed.
How To Produce?
Strong work ethic
Advanced technology
For Whom To Produce?
Top trading partners: ◦ China: 18.9%
◦ U.S.: 16.4%
Pure
Market
Pure
Command
Place on the continuum: Out of all four countries
in this element, Japan would be the closest to the
market side of the continuum.
70%
Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
Type of Economy
Command ~ Government
makes all the decisions!
What To Produce?
Major problems: ◦ Poor agricultural production has led to
widespread famine & DEATH!
Military products
How To Produce?
Government controls
production.
For Whom To Produce?
Major trading partner: China
Pure
Market
Pure
Command
Place on the continuum: North Korea would be much
more to the command side of the continuum than any of
the other nations discussed. One of the most command
economies in the world today.
1%
Pure
Market Pure
Command
India
Which SouthEast Asian Country’s Government &
Economy is the best?
EQ: How do the governments
and economies of India,
China, Japan, and North Korea
compare and contrast?
Label page 150 of your INB with today’s Essential Question:
SE Asia’s Governments & Economies
Opinion Statement ~ INB 150
Directions: On page 150 of your INB,
describe which SE Asian country’s
government AND economy is the best! Is it
India? China? Japan? North Korea?
Write a well-developed paragraph
summary of why you feel this way. Be sure
to give reasons from your graphic
organizers on page 149 of your INB to
support your opinion.