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Arts Graduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
JST4200
Economic policy in contemporary Japan
Takamichi Mito
8 or 12 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton +
Prerequisites: JPS3190 or JST4190 or the permission of the instructor
Synopsis After an overview of major Japanese institutions and actors in
economic policy-making, extensive case studies will be carried out in such
areas as the management of macro-economy, industrial sectors, social security,
energy economics, labour market, distribution, international trade and foreign
economic relations. This subject aims to sharpen students' analytical skills in
economic and policy analysis and also to increase their understanding of the
Japanese political economy and business.
Assessment (8 points) Written (5000 words): 70% + Seminar participation
and assignments (2000 words): 30%
Assessment (12 points) Written (7000 words) 70% + Seminar participation
and assignments (2000 words): 30%
Preliminary reading
- Kumon S and Rosovsky H The political economy of Japan volume 3
Cultural and social dynamics Stanford U P, 1992
- Ito T The Japanese economy MIT Press 1992
- Mito T Contending perspectives on the Japanese `economic miracle'
(Working Papers in Japanese Studies No.2) Japanese Studies Centre, Monash
University, 1992
Recommended reading
- Inoguchi T and Okimoto D I The political economy of Japan volume 2
The changing international context Stanford U P, 1988
- Komiya R and others Industrial policy of Japan Academic Press 1988
- Yamamura K and Yasuba Y The political economy of Japan volume 1
The domestic transformation Stanford UP, 1987
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