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Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
JPS2190
Japanese economics
Takamichi Mito
8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites:
First-year Japanese language, Japanese studies, economics, or management
related disciplines or the prior permission of the instructor
Synopsis This subject introduces students to the contemporary Japanese
political economy. The major objective is to understand its fundamental
characteristics and major issues including contending perspectives on the
Japanese "economic miracle," industrial policy, international finance,
investment and trade.
Assessment Written (2000 words): 30% + Test (3 hours): 50% + Tutorial
participation: 20%
Preliminary reading
- Allen G C The Japanese economy St. Martins, 1981
Recommended texts
- 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 U,
1992
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