京都大学 京都大学

Rural Resources EconomicsB

Numbering Code G-AGR06 7FA80 LJ82 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Wed.3
Instructor name CHIN KINKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course lectures and seminars on the economic and politic issues about natural resource development, conservation and sustainable development of local agriculture
Course Goals 　
　Understand the basic characteristics of regional agriculture and regional resources and how they are developed and used, as well as the basic concepts related to agriculture’s external economic effects, market failure, and sustainable agricultural development, and how these concepts relate to one another.

　Understand the characteristics of Japan’s agriculture, the external environment in which it operates, and government agricultural policies as well as their recent developments by comparing them to those of other leading nations and regions.

　Learn the viewpoints and analysis methods in management studies, economics and institutional and policy studies that are used to investigate problems associated with the sustainable development of regional agriculture and the effective use and conservation of regional resources.
Schedule and Contents Week 1: Orientation
Weeks 2 and 3: Review the current state and historical background of farming villages and agriculture in Japan
Weeks 4 to 6: Students will select and study related topics to gain an understanding of the changes in the internal and external economic environment and the current state of farming villages and agriculture in Japan, in particular the current challenges and new trends in government agricultural policies.
Weeks 8 to 15: These sessions will provide an explanation of the methods of investigating the characteristics of regional agriculture, the quantity of regional resources, and regional agricultural problems, and the methods of evaluating the internal characteristics of regional agriculture and resources. We will discuss the perspectives and analytical methods from management studies, economics, and institutional and policy studies that can be used to investigate problems related to the sustainable development of regional agriculture and the effective utilization and conservation policies for regional resources.
Week 16: Summary and feedback

The course content is subject to change depending on the students’ learning progress.
Evaluation Methods and Policy Grading will be based on an overall evaluation of criteria such as attendance, commitment to projects, and the content of presentations.
Course Requirements Knowledge of introductory microeconomics is required.
Completion of Rural Resources Economics A is required.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Please preview the following two books:

1. Nishimura, K. Introduction to Microeconomics. Iwanami Shoten.
2. Hayami, Y. & Godo, Y. Agricultural Economics (new ed.). Iwanami Shoten.
References, etc. Agricultural Economics (new ed.)., Hayami, Y. & Godo, Y., (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers.), ISBN:4-00-001812-4.
Modern Chinese Agricultural Economics: The Path to Modernization and Challenges., Shen, J., (Association of Agriculture and Forestry Statistics.), ISBN:978-4-541-03404-5.
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