The question you have to answer is as follows:
‘The transition from a centrally planned economy to a free market or a mixed economy involves state owned enterprises being privatised. But economists debate as to whether this is actually beneficial to the country’s economy.’ Discuss this statement from the experience of China and Russia.
This essay does not require the use of mathematics. You should familiarise yourself with the basic principles of Microeconomics and the relevant theories (Free Market Economies against Centrally Planned Economies, Perfect Competition against a Monopoly) as have been and discussed in lectures, and how they apply to the events of the time period in question by doing further research of your own using the books listed below.
You will need to use relevant Microeconomic diagrams in order to make your essay analytical.
Recommended Essay Structure with suggested word count and headings:
Essay Title
Introduction [200 words]
Economic Theory [400 words]
State Ownership and Privatisation in China [400 words]
State Ownership and Privatisation in Russia [400 words]
Conclusion [200 words]
Bibliography – Minimum 4-5 sources

• The assignment should contain a minimum of 1,500 words.
• The Assignment must be typed in Arial, font size 12 with double line spacing. Please leave one free line between each paragraph. The pages should be stapled together (top left corner) and page numbered (bottom right corner).
• The assignment will contribute 20% towards your final grade for this module. PLEASE NOTE:- THERE IS NO PRESENTATION OF THIS ASSIGNMENT
• The final version of the essay must be stamped, signed and dropped in the coursework submission box next to the first floor Welcome Desk by 15.00 hours (3 pm), Thursday 30th January 2014. A Turnitin Similarity Report must also be submitted (Please refer to Turnitin instructions in point 4). Students need to keep the yellow copy of the coursework submission form as proof of submission.
• Failure to submit either a hardcopy or submission through Turnitin will result in penalties being applied, as per the Student Handbook (see point 3).

2. What to include
• A cover page with (1) your family name and first name; (2) student ID; (3) your Foundation group; (4) the title and 5) the submission date.
• Any sources should be referenced according to Harvard Referencing conventions (Please consult Cite Them Right).
• Students should bear in mind that instances of plagiarism (copying material from any text without giving the reference) and collusion (copying work written by another person or including in your assignment any work that is not your own) are taken very seriously. Please refer to the student handbook for details of penalties.

3. Details for late submission of assignment:

Work submitted Mark Deducted
On The Due Date After 1500 Hours But Before 1700 Hours 5%
On The Day Following The Due Date Up To 1700 Hours 10%
On Either The 2nd Or 3rd Day After The Due Date Up To 1700 Hours 20%
On The 4th Day After The Due Date Or Later All marks deducted

4. Turnitin instructions/plagiarism:
Coursework is to be uploaded to the Turnitin Assignment through your class Moodle page, in order to maintain academic integrity and high standards of coursework. You will need to be logged in as yourself, and to upload your work to your specific course. It is very important not to upload to another course. The Turnitin Assignment will be open two weeks before the essay deadline for editing and proofreading. When starting your assignment, please refer to the Plagiarism Moodle page, where you should watch the videos and do the activities. You can, and should, edit your essay as many times as you like before the deadline. Before your Similarity Report is ready, you will see the word ‘pending’: submissions take up to 24 hours, whereas resubmissions will always take 24 hours. When you have uploaded your final draft, which is suggested no later than 24 hours before the deadline, wait for the Similarity Report. Print out your Similarity Report, staple it to another clean copy of your final draft, and submit both, with a completed cover sheet, to the Drop Box at the Welcome Desk. The stamp on the cover sheet is considered the time of submission – not the time on the Turnitin Assignment. For more information about plagiarism and Turnitin, you should explore the Plagiarism Moodle Page, and read your Handbook. For technical problems with log-ins contact the IT helpdesk [email protected] . For technical problems with Turnitin/Moodle, contact Christina [email protected]
Marking Criteria:
Your essay will be marked on the basis of the following criteria:
a) Structure [20 marks] – Your essay should have a coherent, consistent and logical structure with headings for each section. It should start with an ‘Introduction’ in which you discuss the background to the topic you will be writing about. In the ‘Introduction’ you should also state your aims and objectives and what you expected findings will be. The essay should end with a conclusion in which you state your findings and then discuss whether you think these are correct and if not, why not?
b) Use of relevant economic theory [30 marks] – Your essay should use relevant economic theory which has been taught on the course.
c) Analysis [10 marks] – Your essay should be analytical and not descriptive. You should use data which can be obtained from the OECD and the World Bank Privatisation Database.
d) Referencing [10 marks] – Your essay should be well referenced using the Harvard Referencing System.
e) Sources [10 mark] – You should use a minimum of five sources, either from the list provided or other sources you find by yourself.
f) Diagrams and Labelling [20 marks] – All diagrams and tables should be clearly labelled with the sources of the diagrams and tables clearly stated.

Suggested readings include the following. But you can also do research to check other sources (Please speak to Gemma, Louise and Margaret in the LRC who will be happy to assist you with any searches).