European and American Economic History
| Numbering Code |
U-ECON00 20308 LJ43 U-ECON00 20308 LJ44 |
Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | From 2nd to 4th year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.2 | |
| Instructor name | SAKADE TAKESHI (Graduate School of Economics Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Theme: Lecture on Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson |
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| Course Goals | Students will understand why some countries enjoy Prosperity and why other countries suffer from Poverty. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Lecture 1: So Close and yet So Different Lecture 2: Theories That Don’t Work Lecture 3: The Making of Prosperity and Poverty Lecture 4: Small Differences and Critical Junctures Lecture 5: Growth Under Extractive Institutions Lecture 6: Drifting Apart Lecture 7: The Turning Point Lecture 8: Barriers to Development Lecture 9: Reversing Development Lecture 10: The Diffusion of Prosperity Lecture 11: The Virtuous Circle Lecture 12: The Vicious Circle Lecture 13: Why Nations Fail Today Lecture 14: Breaking the Mold Lecture 15: Understanding Prosperity and Poverty |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Final exam （70 marks), Interim Report （30 marks） | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read the relevant chapters of the textbook and attend the classes. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
国家はなぜ衰退するのか（上）, アセモグル・ロビンソン, (ハヤカワノンフィクション文庫), ISBN:978-4-15-050464 国家はなぜ衰退するのか（下）, アセモグル・ロビンソン, (ハヤカワノンフィクション文庫), ISBN:978-4-15-0504656 |
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| References, etc. |
アセモグル/レイブソン/リスト マクロ経済学, アセモグル他, (東洋経済新報社), ISBN:4492315128 自由の命運 上: 国家、社会、そして狭い回廊, アセモグル・ロビンソン, (早川書房), ISBN:4152099100 自由の命運 下: 国家、社会、そして狭い回廊, アセモグル・ロビンソン, (早川書房), ISBN:4152099119 |
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