授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50595:[2025 春セメスター]Regional Economy and Development Ⅰ(P) 2025 春セメスター 水1 政策科学部 小田 尚也 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS452セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

In this course, students will understand the current situation and challenges of developing countries, and learn the conditions necessary for economic development.Since the topics covered in development economics are extremely broad and it is impossible to cover them in a half-year lecture, this course will study how developing countries can grow from a relatively macro perspective through lectures.Deepening understanding of developing countries is expected.

受講生の到達目標

To learn the basics of development economics and to better understand the current situation in developing countries.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

Preferably students should have taken introductory-level macroeconomic and microeconomic courses, but not required.

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

 Introduction (+R lecture), Issues in developing countries

Information for "+R-Jugyo" will be posted on manaba+R.
Development economics, Developing and developed countries, poverty, inequality, globalization, economic development, aid, macro and micro perspectives,Household Models

2

Data on developing countries

Economic growth rate, income per capita, real values, indicators measuring poverty, indicators measuring inequality, level of education, level of health care

3-4

Economic growth

GDP, Per capita GDP, growth rate, capital formation, technological progress, Schumpeter, innovation, creative destruction, production function, marginal product, education and health, human capital, population growth and decline

5-7

Population, Human capital, Gender issues

Population growth/decline, Malthus, education/health, human capital, gender, house hold model, intra-household bargaining power, child labor

8-10

Rural Economy

Urban-rural migration of people, urban-rural disparity, agricultural production, risk, landowner/peasant relations, increasing agricultural productivity, microfinance, rural electrification, surplus labor, disguised unemployment

11-12

Globalization and developing countries

Migrant labor, remittances, transnational corporations, trade liberalization, WTO, comparative advantage, FDI, international finance, exchange rates, financial crisis, industrial policy and industrial development theory, import substitution, export-oriented development, ethical consumption and fair trade, BOP

13

Developing countries from a perspective of political economy

Democratization and economic development, corruption, governance, decentralization movements, public policy and economic growth, nepotism, populism

14

Aid to developing countries

ODA, DAC, OECD, JICA and other Japanese aid agencies, IMF and World Bank, NGOs, Loan and grant aid, external debt, aid as foreign policy

授業実施形態

14 classes on a face to face basis. However, there is a possibility that one or two online lectures may be conducted depending on the situation.

授業外学習の指示

Students are expected to read articles and other materials on developing countries to understand the current situation.Students should review the lectures.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

Three quizzes (30%) and two reports (70%). Attendance is mandatory.No more than 3 absences. Any more than that results in an F.

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Lecture materials will be distributed.

参考書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics William R. Easterly MIT 9780262550420
Understanding Poverty Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee et al. OUP 0195305205
Why Poverty Persists in India: A Framework for Understanding the Indian Economy Mukesh Eswaran, Ashok Kotwal OUP 0195632389
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson Profile Books 9781846684302

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話

備考

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