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Economic and lndustria Deve opment in East Asia 1 A ,eq・ 1 Keoru Nebeshima Graduete School of Asia-Pacific Studies Waseda Unive rsity 4
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1ntroduction ) ' This class focuses on the growth of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries t Why study ASEAN countries? . ASEAN countries along with Northeast Asian countries have experienced sustained rapid growth through decades . ASEAN contains wtde variety of countrtes in terms of sizes, economic development, political system, etc. . Lessons Iearned from ASEAN countrtes can have wide applications to other developfng countries . Concerns on middie tncometrap ・wsww,・ ' ,
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Expectation ・Through this course, you should have a good understanding onthe basic growth process, development history of ASEAN, and issues that they face.
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COUrSe StrUCtUre ・丁his course is offered as a quarter dass 。Three parts to this dass: ・Part 1 fo cuses o n growth theories . NeoclaSSicalgroWth ・Multiple equilibrium model . FIVing geese 」
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Course Structure . Part 11 fbcuses on internationaltrade and foreign direct investment(FDI) . Motivationfortrade - Benefits of FD[ ' Part 111 introduces various issues facing ASEAN region . Regionalintegration - Middleincometrap , Technologytransforand innovation capabilities 1
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Grading of the course ' Grading will be based on a term paper and class partlclpatlon: . Class participation does not meanjust attendingthe class, but active fnvolvement fn the dass , At leastone presentation on a news topic related toeconomic growth of an ASEAN country in interest. ' A term paper wtll focus on one ASwtN country and analyzes its growth strategy . Presentation of general trend in groLfifth . [cientification of main pQlicy re[ateci to growth . Analysis of the ahove policy x J /itlssl, th li