EALC-E120: JAPANESE BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY

EALC-E120: JAPANESE BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
38152 MW 6:45-9:00,  WOODBURN HALL 119 

 

            This course analyzes the performance of Japan's modern politico-economic system.  Since World War II, Japan has forged one of the world’s most successful economies.  We will examine Japan's industrial structure, state economic policy, production systems, and labor-management relations. Why did Japan succeed in launching an industrial revolution at a time when most non-Western societies failed?  How has Japan’s politico-economic system differed from or resembled those of various Western countries?  In particular, what lessons might the U.S. learn from Japan’s experience that could strengthen our own political economy?  These are among the analytical questions we will examine throughout the course.  We will also pay close attention to the costs of Japan’s development and the economic difficulties that Japan has confronted in the last 20 years.

IUB GenEd S&H credit
COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit

This course count (by exception) in the Political Science major (note: only two 100 level courses count in the major) and the following Political Science minors: Minor in Political Science, Minor in International Relations, and Minor in World Political Systems.

 

INSTRUCTOR: GREGORY J. KASZA, DEPT. OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES and DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE