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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code G6007333 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 経済史総論2
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ケイザイシソウロン2
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to Economic History 2
Instructor MORI RYOJI
Instructor
(Katakana)
モリ リョウジ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon5-8:ECON B257
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students First-year students
Keywords Western Economic History, The Industrial Revolution, The Second Industrial Revolution, Mass Production System, and free trade and protectionism.
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Understanding the modern economy from both the perspectives of historical continuity (unchanged) and discontinuity (change). 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Economic Analysis
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Basic knowledge of histrical analysis on economic issues 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this lecture, we will examine the following issues:

1.Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Europe rather than Asia?
2.What are the characteristics of industrial development (production systems - technology and labor, production organization, market foundation) during the "long 19th century"?
3.The reality of economic policies during the era known as laissez-faire and their impact on economic development or stagnation.
4.How did the economic policies and capitalism of each country change during the interwar period?
5.What differences exist between the mass production system that propelled the United States into an economic superpower and the industrial economy of the 19th century?



 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Why did the Industrial Revolution begin not in Asia but in Europe?
lesson3 Why did the Industrial Revolution begin not in Asia but in Europe?
lesson4 TWhy did the Industrial Revolution begin not in Asia but in Europe?
lesson5 Why did the Industrial Revolution begin not in Asia but in Europe?
lesson6 The Industrial Revolution in Europe
lesson7 The Industrial Revolution in Europe
lesson8 The Industrial Revolution in Europe
lesson9 The Industrial Revolution in Europe
lesson10 The Second Industrial Revolution and the rise of Germany and the United States
lesson11 The Second Industrial Revolution and the rise of Germany and the United States
lesson12 The rise of Big Business in the United States
lesson13 Why was the mass production system established in the United States?
lesson14 Why was the mass production system established in the United States?
lesson15 The mass production system and market creation

Midterm exam.and Final exam. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
河﨑信樹・奥和義編『一般経済史』ミネルヴァ書房、2018年。
河﨑信樹・村上衛・山本千映『グローバル経済の歴史』有斐閣、2020年。
 
PC or AV used in
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(More Details) Students must bring your own PC to class or print out the lesson summaries from Moodle in advance. 
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Suggestions on
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Requirements The knowledge of 'world history' from high school is not essential for understanding this lecture. 
Grading Method Comment sheets(30%), Midterm exam.(20%), and Final exam.(50%) 
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