ECONOMIA POLITICA (GIAPPONE)

The course provides an opportunity to deepen the knowledge and understanding of the partipating states about changes and challenges in Japan’s political economy taking into account the impacts of ongoing social transformation. It overviews the shift of Japan’s socio-economic status and analyse how the lessons learned from the case of Japan can be applicable to other economies going through a similar structual change.

Knowledge and comprehension skills: Students will understand and be able to reproduce basic features of the economic and business development of modern as well as contemporary Japan. They will understand how these are related to the challlenges the Japan has faced with, both domestically and internationally.
Applied knowledge and comprehension skills: Students will be able to apply the comprehensive understanding gained from the case of Japan to analyse the situations elsewhere.
Use of independent judgment: Students will be able to critically evaluate the stereotyped and generalised views of Japan´s economy, based on a deeper understanding of theoretical, historical and cultural issues.

Basic microeconomics and macroeconomics; a general knoledge of world's economic history

1. The Edo society
2. Transition from Edo to Meiji
3. Industrialization and technology
4. The macro-economy of Meiji
5. From the World War I to the banking crises of 1927
6. Japanese war economy
7. Nuke economics: recovery 1945-1949
8. The high growth era
9. Economic maturity and slowdown
10 The contemporary Japan’s economic puzzle

Ohno K. (2018), The history of Japanese economic development, Routledge, London
Bahar D., Arcay G., Daibon Pachero J., Hausman R. (2024) “Japan’s Economic Puzzle”, CID working paper No.442

Final Exam composed by two tracks to be developed as short essays. Duration 90 minutes. The exam will be written.

scritto

Il/la docente ha il dovere di vigilare affinché siano rispettate le regole di autenticità e originalità delle prove d'esame. Di conseguenza, nei casi in cui vi sia il sospetto di un comportamento irregolare, l'esame può prevedere un ulteriore approfondimento, contestuale alla prova d'esame, che potrà essere realizzato anche in modalità differente rispetto alle modalità sopra riportate.

The maximum possible score is 30 cum laude, in case all anwers are correct and complete.

The grade is graduated as follows:

<18 failed
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent

Traditiona lectures and in-class discussions