Programme: M. Phil Course No: EA 623 Semester: Monsoon Credits: Three Course Teacher: Dr. H.S. Prabhakar Content : Revised on 22 July 2006 COURSE OUTLINE Importance of Japan as a Global/Regional Economic Power Economic Strategies from Tokugawa period to WW II Social Models and Social Mechanism of Japan – Japan as a Social Network How Japan`s Ability to Adapt Affects Structural Change The Alliance between Politics, Business and Bureaucracy Role of MITI\METI in general Economic Policy formulation and implementation Economic Development up to the end of 1970s The importance of 1980s and 1990s to Japanese economy The Role and Structure of Zaibatsu and Keiretsu Japanese SOGO SOSHAS - MNCs Transformation of Industrial Structure 1965-2000 and Impact on Trade, Investment and Technology Transfer New Economy Industries and Japan Explaining Recession, Reforms and Still Slow Recovery The political Economy of Policy Making and Implementation : Industrialisation, Corporate Performances and Commercial Policy of Japan Comments on East Asian Miracle and Development Model :Flying Gheese Model Japan`s Economic Relations with the US, EU, HPAEs Dynamics of India-Japan Economic Relations Japan and Multilateral Institutions The Impact and Challenge of Globalisation : Globalising Agents, Norms and Japan Assuming Global Responsibilities How Japan may change between 2006 – 2016. Sum up