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This course is intended to help students deepen their understanding of selected topics and concepts. The lectures will deal with (1) an advanced examination of the idea of human development by introducing John Ruskin’s concept of ‘intrinsic value’ and Jun Ikegami’s comprehensive theory about capabilities and cultural (art) goods; (2) the study of ‘traps’ of low-income countries, with a focus on natural resource curse, civil war, trust and network and ethnic diversity; (3) a basic review of the theories and facts about state-society relationship, and (4) an analysis of the effectiveness of ODA (official development aid). Through these studies, we will search for a more effective path for endogenous and sustainable development of less developed countries. It may be an ‘elusive quest’, as is argued by Prof. William Easterly of New York University, but we hope to find a small step forward through this course.
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1. Amartya Sen’s concept of human development and capabilities
2. Sen’s limitations and John Ruskin’s idea of intrinsic value
3. Limitations of Ruskin’s approach and comprehensive method of Jun Ikegami (Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, Japan)
4. Traps of developing countries: part 1) natural resource curse
5. Traps of developing countries: part 2) trust and network
6. Traps of developing countries: part 3) civil war
7. Traps of developing countries: part 4) ethnic diversity
8. State and society: weak state and strong state from Joel Migdal’s works
9. Mutual empowerment relationship between state and society
10. Embedded relative autonomy of state initiated by Prof. Peter Evans
11. System of bilateral and multi-lateral ODA
12. Challenges faced by ODA operations
13. Endogenous development vs ODA
14. Towards endogenous and sustainable development
15. How can the Japanese experiences of regional development be helpful for developing countries?
16. Written examination
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1. The students are expected to acquire a deeper knowledge about the concept of human development as well as the relationship between human beings and Nature. They will also learn about basic differing views regarding art goods and intrinsic value. They will learn about the fundamental and structural hurdles faced by developing countries, which will help students develop plans for more effective ODA activities.
2. At the end of the course, you will be able to write a short essay on such complicated questions as (1) how human beings can develop through the consumption and production of goods with intrinsic value, (2) why not only ordinary goods but art goods should be offered in the market of developing countries for promotion of human development, and (3) how ODA activities can be reformed in order to overcome fundamental traps caused by the particular political and economic structure of a developing country.
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Attendance and participation in discussion: 30 %
Report: 20 %
Written Examination: 50 %
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【成績評価の基準表】
| 秀(S) | 優(A) | 良(B) | 可(C) | 不可(F) |
| 履修目標を越えたレベルを達成している | 履修目標を達成している | 履修目標と到達目標の間にあるレベルを達成している | 到達目標を達成している | 到達目標を達成できていない |
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履修目標：授業で扱う内容（授業のねらい）を示す目標
到達目標：授業において最低限学生が身につける内容を示す目標
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We will read some classic and contemporary books related to the topics introduced in this course. In each session, one student is requested to make a fifteen-minute presentation about an assigned part of the textbook. I will make additional comments and explanation after the student’s presentation. All students are requested to submit one report during this one-semester course. The report can be about any topic he or she prefers as far as it is related to (1) human development and intrinsic value, (2) traps of developing countries, (3) endogenous development or (4) reform of ODA. One or two books will be chosen as the textbook(s) from the list below after consultation with the participants in this lecture.
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We will decide which textbook to use for this course through consultation with the participating students.
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9781610390934
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Poor Economics
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Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
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Public Affairs
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2012
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More books will be introduced to the students during the lecture sessions according to specific interests of the students.
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Intrinsic value, human development, trust, industrial cluster, endogenous development
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We will take into consideration the predicaments faced by the poorest segment of the world population. The conventional policy of offering only ordinary goods (foods, clothes and shelter) and of meeting basic human needs will be reviewed from a critical viewpoint. The concept of quality of life will be studied from a radical and fundamental level through attention to intellectual excitement enjoyed by the production and consumption of art and cultural goods.
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