Japanese Economic Development from the Early Modern Period to the Present in Global Perspectives, 2 ECTS

Teacher: Toshiaki Tamaki and Jukka Jouhki

Goal: The course aims at providing an understanding of Japan as a model and central economic actor in the Asian and global contexts, and at the same time show that Asian countries are not unique in their solutions to the various problems that economic, political and social changes pose to development.

Target Group: The students of the Network member universities are eligible to apply. The course is recommended for advanced level (MA) students.

Note that only the students of the member universities can take this course for free. The study fee for students from other Finnish universities is 50 euro per credit.

Content: Lectures on Japanese economic history with comparisons to other Asian countries, Europe and the world.

Taken as: Online lectures. Lecture diary and/or exam.

Grading: on a scale of 1-5

Course Schedule:TBA

Application for the course: The current round of application has ended. Please apply during the next round, the date of which will be announced on this webpage later.

Meanwhile please visit our webpages for other MA-level courses on Asia.

Before enrolling on the course the students should check with their own home department that this course can be accepted as part of their degree in their own university.