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Faculty of Economics, Keio University2) Assignments or Exams are required in order to receive a grade for the course.The grade will be given on the basis of assignments and exam, etc.Questions/Comments:When I am in class please take an appointment. Or send an e-mail to me.THE JAPANESE ECONOMY FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE(PCP)Lecturer :Shunpei Takemori, ProfessorCourse Description:This course teaches the Japanese monetary policies since the beginning of the Meiji erato today. The main purpose of the lecture is to make the following truism clear: TheJapanese monetary policies always have been monetary policies to manage theexchange rates. The course also discusses the man policy debates in each period. Thecourse will be taught in English.Method of Evaluation:The grading will be done according to the scores of the final exam which will take placeat the end of the course.DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS(PCP)Subtitle Current Issues on International DevelopmentLecturer :Kiichiro Fukasaku, Guest ProfessorCourse Description :This course is an introduction to development economics and to current issues oninternational development. It combines a series of lectures and presentations of termpapers by students. Lectures deal with a wide range of topics, including the comparativedevelopment of East Asia and Africa; contemporary models of development andunderdevelopment; trade policy and development experience; foreign finance,investment and aid; policy coherence for development; and the role of internationalorganizations.Textbooks:Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith (2008) Economic Development, 10th edition,Pearson, Addison Wesley.(http://www.aw-bc.com/todaro_smith)PCP Syllabus 12
Faculty of Economics, Keio UniversityAs this textbook demonstrates, the scope of development economics is huge, touchingupon almost every field of economics. During the course, some chapters will be usedmore intensively than others. This course also takes up several current issues oninternational development, in which case lectures and discussions go beyond thetextbook, and supplementary reading materials will be provided.Course Plan:See the attachment. Note that this is provisional. The course outline may be modifiedaccording to the needs of students.Part I - Development EconomicsDay 1Session 1 Introduction and OverviewSession 2 Comparative Development (Todaro & Smith 10th ed. Ch 2 and part ofCh5)Session 3 Different Theories of Development (Todaro & Smith 10th ed. Ch 3-4)Session 4 Presentations by Students and Discussions (1)Day 2Session 5 Agricultural Transformation (Todaro & Smith 10th ed. Ch 9)Session 6 Trade and Development (Todaro & Smith 10th ed. Ch 12)Session 7 Foreign Finance, Investment and Aid (Todaro & Smith 10th ed. Ch 14)Session 8 Presentations by Students and Discussions (2)Part II - Current Issues on International DevelopmentDay 3Session 9 Topic (1) The Global Financial Crisis and Developing CountriesSession 10 Topic (2) African Economic Outlook 2010: Domestic ResourceMobilisationSession 11 Topic (3) Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2010: Rebalancing Asia’sGrowth ModelSession 12 Presentations by Students and Discussions (3)Day 4Session 13 Topic (4) The Rise of China and India: Implications for OtherDeveloping AsiaSession 14 Presentations by Students and Discussions (4)Session 15 Wrap-up (and final submission of term papers)Method of Evaluation:Assessment will be based on a term paper (two-thirds of grade) assigned to each studentand presentation of a term paper (one-third of grade) during the course.PCP Syllabus 13
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