ECC1520

Economic history: Japan and Australia

(BUS)

Not offered in 2001

Associate Professor Keith Trace

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Japanese economic history from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present, especially the period since 1945. Topics include the transition to modern economic growth; the /economic miracle0 1950 to the 1990s; the role of government; the industrial organisation of zaibatsu-keiretsu groupings; Australian economic history since 1945; the fortunes of the rural export industries; decline and restructuring of manufacturing; Australia0s economic relations with Japan since 1945.

Assessment: Written (3000 words): 40% + Tutorial assignment: 10% + Examination (2 hours): 50%