Unit name | Japan and East Asia: Socio-Economic Development |
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Unit code | POLIM0027 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Yamashita |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
An understanding of Japanese economy and society is critical for students who are keen to explore the Japan's role in and the development of East Asian countries. The aim of this unit is to explore the socio-economic structures of Japan in comparative perspective. The first part of the unit will explore the Japanese economic 'success' since World War II and its serious recession after the burst of economic 'bubble' in the early 1990s. It also looks at Japanese fast-transforming social structures and demographic trends which offer the background of current growing inequality in Japanese society. The second part of the unit will locate and examine such Japanese socio-economic structures in the wider East Asian regional context. This unit concludes with highlighting similarities and differences among socio-economic structures of the East Asian countries, and the discussion regarding the impact of globalisation on Japan and the region.
Aims:
On successful completion of the unit students will have:
Lectures, seminars, presentation, small and large group activities.
1 x 4,000 word assignment reflecting the learning outcomes listed above.