Course number

G-ECON31 6A606 SE44 G-ECON31 6A606 SE38 G-ECON31 6A606 SE43

Course title
Instructor's(and course Business History & Industry Studies Readings A name, job title,
title inBusiness History & Industry Studies Readings A and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

1st year students or above Number of credits 2

Days and periods Wed.2

Class style

SeminarGraduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,WATANABE JUNKO
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,TANAKA AKIRA
Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters 2023/First semester

Language of instruction English[Overview and purpose of the course]
The readings course series in the field of economic and business history are designed to provide an
opportunity for an intense academic dialogue with both classic and recent influential works (including
books and journal articles) in the field of global- and Japanese economic and business history. The idea is totackle these works in full in their original form and not just by reference to them in summarized secondary
accounts.
All students including PhD Programme students who study under the supervision of Tanaka, Watanabe,
Kurosawa, and Ivings are strongly encouraged to attend this course, irrespective of their programme, grade,main research language, research topics, and registration/participation history in the past. During the course
they will be asked to present on their ongoing research.
Other students with some basic knowledge of economic and business history and an interest in this discipline
are also welcome to participate.

[Course objectives]
The goal of this course is for students to gain a deep knowledge of the works we cover, not only in theircontent, but also in appreciating the methods used, wider implications, and most of all, the way suchcomprehensive works are designed, organized and put together. Students will acquire active knowledge ofwhat goes into making a comprehensive and coherent work in economic/business history and will thus beable to apply it to their own research.

[Course schedule and contents]
Students will read and discuss designated literature on each theme. There will also be weeks dedicated topresentations based on individual student s research interests. The schedule and contents are as follows;
1.[April 12] Introduction jointly provided by Prof. Tanaka, Kurosawa, Ivings
2.[April 19] Presentation Week #1
3.[April 26] Reading Week (Tanaka) #1
Akamatsu, K. (1962) A historical pattern of economic growth in developing countries, The Developing
Economies, Preliminary Issue, No.1, 3-25.
4.[May 10] Presentation Week #2
5.[May 17] Reading Week (Tanaka) #2
Gerschenkron, A. (1962) Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective, Belknap Press of Harvard
University Press. [Introduction & Chapter 1]（池田美智子訳『経済後進性の史的展望』日本経済評論社，2016年）
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7.[May 31 ] Reading Week (Tanaka) #3
Vernon, R. (1966) International investment and international trade in the product cycle,
Journal of Economics, 80, 190-207.
8.[June 7] Presentation Week #4
9.[June 14] Reading Week (Kurosawa) #1
10.[June 21] Presentation Week #5
11.[June 28] Reading Week (Kurosawa) #2
12.[July 5] Presentation Week #6
13.[July 12] Reading Week (Kurosawa)#3
14.[July 19] Presentation Week #7
15.[July 26/TBD] Feedbacks

Quarterly[Course requirements]
This course, called "Readings," is an intermediate or advanced course in Economic & Business History.
Students who have chosen historical themes, methods, and approaches for their own research are encouraged
to take this course. For students who do not have experience studying Economic History we recommend thatthey first attend the course Economic & Business History prior to this course.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Methods: Students will be graded based on their preparation for the discussion each reading week and theircontribution to the class discussion (50%), as well as their individual research presentation (50%).
Evaluation criteria: Understanding the basic topics, major debates and basic historiography in economic andbusiness history, and the capability to draw wider implications from that knowledge.
[Textbooks]
See the description above.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Relevant literature will be introduced by each teacher through PandA and in class.
（Related URLs）
http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~a.tanaka/index_e.htm
http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kurosawa/
http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty-members/professor/watanabejunko/
http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty-members/professor/ivingsstevenedward/[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The most important requirement for this class is to read the textbook and the indicated literature in advance.

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Business History & Industry Studies Readings A (3)（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
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