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- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
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- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Ehara Kei
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed5-6(W9-325(W934))
- Group
- -
- Course number
- SHS.P442
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2023/3/20
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
In this course we discuss the theory of economic growth, business cycles and the theory of money in relation to the ecological crisis.
The aim of this course is to understand what degrowth is from the perspective of Marxian political economy. Degrowth is an idea that has attracted much attention in recent years in relation to the ecological crisis.
Student learning outcomes
1) Understand economic growth in relation to business cycles
2) Apply the theory of money to ecological crisis
3) Understand degrowth in relation to political economy
Keywords
Economic Growth, Degrowth, Business Cycle, Crisis, Environment, Ecology
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lectures are delivered by using lecture slides. Questions and opinions are accepted by email at any time and will be shared in classes.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: Capitalism and economic growth | pp. 165-180 of Reference (1) |
| Class 2 | Economic growth and crisis | pp. 253-270 of Reference (1) |
| Class 3 | The necessity of ecological crisis | pp. 31-51 of Reference (2) |
| Class 4 | Degrowth | pp. 277-296 of Reference (2) |
| Class 5 | The modern commodity theory of money | pp. 21-77 of Reference (1) |
| Class 6 | The ecological theory of money | Reference (3) |
| Class 7 | Conclusion, term paper | Re-read all the above materials |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbook is assigned.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1) Michiaki Obata, Principles of Political Economy, UT Press, 2009 (in Japanese)
2) Toshihiko Oka, Environmental Economics, Iwanami Shoten, 2006 (in Japanese)
3) Takashi Seo, "Suggestion from Ecological Theory of Money to Reconstruct "Credit Theory of Money"", The QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC STUDIES (Osaka Metropolitan University), 41-1-4, 2023 (in Japanese)
Assessment criteria and methods
Comments (30%), Term paper (70%)
Related courses
- LAH.S109 ： Economics A
- LAH.S209 ： Economics B
- LAH.S310 ： Economics C
- LAH.S407 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences7:Economics
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
High-level Japanese literacy
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
ehara.k.ac [at] m.titech.ac.jp
