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授業の概要（ねらい） |
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Introduction to Economic History IV is open to foreign students as one of the Teikyo Asian Exchange Program (TAEP). It covers a wide range of topics so as to introduce students to acquire a general knowledge in the field of economic history. The perspective is comparative. The course consists of both a lecture and a seminar: in the seminar students will make a presentation on assigned topics. In the spring semester special attention will be paid to the economic development in Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1868). It aims to show the conditions and paths of industrial development by taking into consideration Japan’s international position in the world economy of that time. Hence the approach is thematic rather than chronological.
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授業の到達目標 |
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Students are expected to understand the process of Japan’s industrialization from a comparative viewpoint, and to learn the creation of modern industries and enterprises by transferring western advanced technology and institutions to a less-developed country. It is obvious that nowadays under-developed countries can gain some significant insights from this Japan’s experience in the Meiji period.
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成績評価の方法および基準 |
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One 2,000 word essay to be submitted by the middle of January (counting as 50% of the overall mark), in-class participation (counting as 20% of the overall mark), and presentation in a seminar (counting as 30% of the overall mark).
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教科書・参考書 |
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The lectures will be made in Power Point on the basis of slide-show resumes. The instructor will hand out the preliminary reading list and the assignment materials in a seminar.
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準備学修の内容 |
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Students are strongly recommended to take up weekly assignments.
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その他履修上の注意事項 |
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The course assumes no pre-requisites: no knowledge of economic history. Japanese students may not attend a lecture and a seminar without consent of the instructor.
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各回の授業内容 |
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| 【第１回】 | | Course Introduction: An introductory lecture gives a brief overview of analytical approaches to Japanese economic and business history; the purpose and scope of the course will also be mentioned | | 【第２回】 | | Lecture: Modern Economic Development in Japan 1880-1980 (1) | | 【第３回】 | | Lecture: Modern Economic Development in Japan 1880-1980 (2) | | 【第４回】 | | Seminar: W.J. Macpherson, The Development of Japan c.1868-1941, London: Macmillan, 1987 (chapter 2, pp.15-23); Kaname Akamatsu,“A Historical Pattern of Economic Growth in Developing Countries”, Journal of Developing Economies, vol.1-1, March–August 1962, pp.3-25 | | 【第５回】 | | Lecture: Japan's Financial Activities in the International Financial Centre 1870-1930 | | 【第６回】 | | Seminar: Toshio Suzuki, Japanese Government Loan Issues on the London Capital Market 1870-1913, London: Athlone, 1994, (Conclusion, pp.179-84) | | 【第７回】 | | Lecture: Formation of Zaibatsu in the Meiji and Taisho Era – from political merchants to modern affiliated company groups | | 【第８回】 | | Seminar: Shige-aki Yasuoka,“Social Background of Zaibatsu in Japan", Business and Economic History: Journal of the Business History Conference, 2-6, 1977, pp.84-90 | | 【第９回】 | | Lecture: History of General Trading Companies 1880 to 1970 | | 【第10回】 | | Seminar: Kazutoshi Maeda,“General Trading Companies in Pre-War Japan: A Sketch”, Shin-ichi Yonekawa (ed.), General Trading Companies: A Comparative and Historical Study, Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 1990, pp.92-110 | | 【第11回】 | | Lecture: Monopolistic Competition in Electric Industry 1930-1980 | | 【第12回】 | | Seminar: M.Y. Yoshino & Yoshihiko Endo,“Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005", 1993, pp. 1-14 | | 【第13回】 | | Lecture: Beginning of Motor Industry after the Second World War | | 【第14回】 | | Seminar: Tai-ichi Ohno, Toyota Production System: beyond large-scale production, Cambridge, Mass.: Productivity Press, 1988; Koichi Shimokawa,“From the Ford System to the Just-in-Time Production System”, Japanese Yearbook on Business History, vol.10,1993, pp.83-105 | | 【第15回】 | | Concluding Remarks |
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