GBPGBP (Global Business Program)

These seminars are in continuation of the course from the Fall semester. We will continue to read around, discuss, assess and evaluate issues of political economy in the post-World War II era. Areas covered in this semester include: fiscal policies in the context of inequality and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (taxation and social policy); ‘neoliberalism’ and ‘globalism’; and a comparison of metamorphosing social structures. This course will continue to present students with opportunities to enrich their own understanding of political economy through exploration of written sources, discussion and presentations.

1. To broaden understanding of theoretical, historical and institutional aspects of policy.
2. To gain a perspective of development, trends, and features of policy.
3. To make critical analysis of economic and political issues.
4. To participate in discussions and contribute to the development of group knowledge and understanding.

This course is strongly related to the"DP1-1", "DP2-1", "DP2-2", "DP4" and "DP5" diploma policies and fairly related to the "DP3" policy.

英語 / English

This course will be conducted in a seminar format. Students will be required to participate in discussion following presentations. Students will receive verbal feedback during seminars. My office hour will be held weekly and students should arrange an appointment if meeting is required.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction

Course guidance

2[対面/face to face]：Investigating Taxation: ‘Fair’ or ‘Effective’?

Individual income tax

3[未定/undecided]：Investigating Taxation: ‘Fair’ or ‘Effective’?

Company taxation and tax havens

4[対面/face to face]：Investigating Taxation: ‘Fair’ or ‘Effective’?

Considering ‘fair’ tax structure

5[未定/undecided]：Investigating Social Policy

Universalism or selectivism?

6[対面/face to face]：Investigating Social Policy

Poverty in the elderly population

7[未定/undecided]：Investigating Social Policy

Child poverty

8[対面/face to face]：Investigating Social Policy

Application of policy: who has access to social assistance?

9[未定/undecided]：Introduction to ‘Neoliberalism’

Key concepts of ‘neoliberalism’

10[対面/face to face]：‘Neoliberalism’ in Practice

Policy in the ‘neoliberal’ era

11[未定/undecided]：Politics in the ‘Neoliberal’ Era

Features of ‘neoliberal’ politics

12[対面/face to face]：‘Neoliberalism’ after COVID-19

How will the pandemic change the world?

13[未定/undecided]：Presentation – evaluating policy (1)

Presentation of policy evaluation

14[対面/face to face]：Presentation – evaluating policy (2)

Presentation of policy evaluation

Students will be notified of required readings prior to the seminar, and will be expected to read these in advance of attending. Preparation (reading, reviewing and independent research) for seminars is expected to take approximately four hours per week, totaling approximately 70 hours for this course.

There is no textbook required for this course.

This list provides suggested reading for those who wish to develop their knowledge around the subject.
Indicative Reading List
1. Globalisation, International/Global Political Economy
・Gilpin, Robert, The Political Economy of International Relations (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987).
・Hague, Rod, Martin Harrop and John McCormick, Comparative Government and Politics, eleventh edition (London: Red Globe Press, 2019).
・Held, David and Anthony McGrew, Globalization/Anti-Globalization: Beyond the Great Divide, second edition (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007).
・Lijphart, Arend, Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999).
・Ravenhill, John, Global Political Economy, fifth edition (Oxford: OUP, 2017).
・Scholte, Jan Aart, Globalization: a critical introduction, second edition (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).
・Steger, B. Manfred, Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, fourth edition (Oxford: OUP, 2017).

2. ‘Welfare State’ and Social Policy
・Fraser, Derek, The Evolution of the British Welfare State, fifth edition (London: Palgrave, 2017).
・Garland, David, The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2016).
・Greve, Bent (ed.), Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State, second edition (London: Routledge, 2019).

3. Misc.
・Banerjee Abhijit V. and Esther Duflo, Good Economics for Hard Times (New York: Public Affairs, 2019).
・Mazzucato, Mariana, The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (London: Allen Lane, 2018).
・Piketty, Thomas, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2014).
・Stuckler, David and Sanjay Basu, The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills (New York: Basic Books, 2013).

The grade for this course will be assessed via: participation in course discussion (60%) and evaluation of policy in a presentation format (40%).

Student feedback received during seminars and office hour will be reflected in subsequent sessions.