Introduction to East Asian Economies
| Numbering Code | G-ECON31 5A417 LE43 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Fri.3 | |
| Instructor name |
YANO GO (Graduate School of Economics Professor) NAKANO TAMOTSU (Part-time Lecturer) TAZOE ATSUSHI (Part-time Lecturer) LI CHEN (Part-time Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
East Asia has various types of economies, for example transitional economy, planning economy, development economy and market economy. By introducing these economies, we learn that we need various type of approach including Marxist economics, transitional economics, and development economics. Therefore, professors will not only introduce East Asian economies but also teach the basic points of such approaches. |
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| Course Goals | It can be expected that participant students obtain basic knowledge and analytical framework to understand East Asian economies in the context of social sciences. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Prof. Yano: Oct 15, Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 17, Dec 24, Jan 14(3rd period) Prof. Nakano: Dec 18(Sat, 3rd-5th period) /Dec 19(Sun, 3rd-4th period) Prof. Li : Dec 25(Sat, 3rd-5th period) Prof. TAZOE: Jan 8(Sat, 3rd-5th period) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor Yano provides lectures on the following topics below. 1)Macro view on Chinese Economy: Investment 2)Modern Economic History in China 3)Economic Reform in China 4)Industrialization in China 5)Transitional Economics as a framework to analyze China Professor Nakano provides lectures on the following topics below. 6)East Asia from the US Viewpoint 7)East Asia in International Organizations 8)Cooperative security in East Asia: How to resolve the issue of North Korea 9)A Grand Design for Northeast Asia: Multilateral: Cooperation and Physical Integration Professor Li provides lectures on the following topics below. 13) China's economy: The role in the Asian economy 14) China's economy: Current economic problems in China 15) China's 2009–2050 economic growth: A projection using the Marxian Optimal Growth Model Professor Tazoe provides lectures on the following topics below. 13)Economic History of Japan 14)Similarity of the East Asian Three Countries 15)Comparative analyses of the East Asian Economies |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Check the understanding level by discussion in each lecture(50%) And by the final reports(50%) | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
1. Participant students are supposed to check the contents of material for lecture before each round of lecture. 2. Participant students are strongly recommended to prepare for report writing even during the period when lectures are conducted. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Instructed during class | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
