Economic Development of Japan
Updated May 18, 2012
Spring 2011 - Friday 15:00-16:30 Lecture Room H
| Syllabus | As of March 2012 | ||
| Study materials | The textbook (English hardcopy edition) will be provided free of charge to all registered students (downloadable softcopy is also available). Additionally, classroom slides, web text lectures (see below) and classroom handouts will be used. | ||
| Exam questions and model answers in the last five years | |||
| Exam in 2004 | Exam in 2010 | (Note: this course was not offered in 2005-06.) | |
| Exam in 2007 | Exam in 2011 | ||
| Exam in 2008 | |||
| Exam in 2009 | |||
| Past exam results | A (90-100), B (80-89), C (60-79), D (40-59), E - fail (0-39) | ||
Lecture slides below are used in class. They are subject to revision at any time.
Please use the hardcopy textbook for main reference material. Additional paper handouts will be distributed in class.
Web texts below are optional materials which are basically the same as the hardcopy textbook. However, the electronic version may contain more data and graphics. It continues to evolve as additions and revisions are made every year.
Schedule for 2012 (subject to revision)
| Date | Subject | Slides | Web text (optional) |
| APR 06 | Overview | lec.1 | ch.1 |
| APR 13 | Edo period | lec.2 | ch.2 |
| APR 20 | Meiji 1: key goals of the new government | lec.3 | ch.3 |
| APR 27 | The flexible structure of Meiji politics and policies (optional) | lec.13 | paper |
| MAY 11 | Meiji 2&3: technology and major industries | lec.4 | chs.4 & 5 |
| MAY 18 | Meiji 4: budget, finance and macro balance | lec.5 | ch.6 |
| MAY 25 | WW1 and the 1920s | lec.6 | ch.7 |
| JUN 01 | (No lecture due to instructor's travel) | - | - |
| JUN 08 | Showa Financial Crisis of 1927 | lec.7 | ch.8 |
| JUN 15 | The 1930s and the war economy | lec.8 | ch.9 |
| JUN 22 | Postwar recovery 1945-49 | lec.9 | ch.10 |
| JUN 29 | Postwar high growth 1950s-60s | lec.10 | ch.11 |
| JUL 06 | Economic maturity and slowdown 1970s-80s | lec.11 | ch.12 |
| JUL 13 | Bubble burst and recession 1990s- | lec.12 | ch.13 |
| JUL 20 | Final exam (closed book) | All slides | -- |
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