Course title
農業経済学   [Agricultural Economics]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01RN2212
Instructor(s)
山﨑 亮一   [YAMAZAKI Ryoichi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
【Purpose】Obtaining an ability to consider theoretically agricultural questions from an economic viewpoint, we study in order from the basic knowledge of the economics and some aspects of the agricultural questions under the globalization. It is a subject which can be positioned as social science in the science of agriculture which is a comprehensive academic field.
【Overview】In the first half of the lecture, we will learn the flow of general economics back to "Wealth of Nations", while being attracted to agricultural problems, and in the second half of the lecture, while setting the method concept of "East Asia complex" and "Europe-Africa complex", we will learn about agricultural problems from the viewpoint of world economic theory.
Expected Learning
Basic knowledge of the economics (the first half of the course). Some aspects of the modern agricultural questions (the second half of the course). We will be able to think about agricultural problems from a social scientific point of view.
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Course schedule
1. Guidance
2. Agricultural economics and general economics
3. History of general economics (1) Smith
4. History of general economics (2) Ricardo
5. History of general economics (3) Marx
6. History of general economics (4) Post Marx and modern economics
7. What is the agricultural questions?
8. Scissors and uneven development
9. Monopolistic price and agricultural price
10. Articulation between capitalist sctor and agriculture
11. Development difference among developing countries
12. Theory of new international division of labor
13. Japanese agriculture after the Second World War
14. Core and periphery: East Asia, West Europe and Africa
15. Summary
Examination  

Prerequisites
It is a recommended subject of department.In addition to the lecture time of 30 hours, refer to the distributed lecture materials and reference books to do review and prepare according to the standard number of hours at our university
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Required Text(s) and Materials
Ryoichi YAMAZAKI "Nougyoukeizagaku Kougi" Nihoukeizai Hyouronsya, 2016.
References
Ryoichi Yamazaki "Agriculture in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam" Louma Productions (France), 2004.
Assessment/Grading
Examination 90%, Active participation in class 10%.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Economics, Classic, Agricultural questions.
Office hours
12 o'clock - 13 o'clock when teacher is present.
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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2/20/2019 11:04:20 AM