Australia-Japan economic relations
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
Takamichi Mito
8 points * 3 hours per week * Clayton * Prerequisites: First-year Japanese language, studies or economic subject or the permission of the instructor
This subject reviews the economic relationship between Japan and Australia. It examines its nature and major issues in Australian exports and imports, marketing and distribution, Japanese investment in Australia, the transfer of Japanese management and technology into Australia, and Japanese tourism as well as the implications of Australia-Japan economic relations for Pacific economic cooperation.
Assessment
Written (2000 words): 30% * Test (3 hours): 50% * Tutorial participation: 20%
Preliminary reading
Allen G C The Japanese economy St. Martins, 1981
Mito T Contending perspectives on the Japanese `economic miracle' Working Papers in Japanese Studies No. 2, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash U, 1992
Recommended texts
Drysdale P International economic pluralism Allen and Unwin, 1988
Drysdale P and others The Australia-Japan relationship: towards 2000 Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU, 1989
Edgington D Japanese business downunder: Pattern of Japanese investment in Australia Routledge, 1989