Advanced Course of Asian Economic History

This course purposes to acquire the academic skill to explore and discuss the historical development of Asian economies based on the basic knowledge on Global Economic History. Global Economic History has been growing as the new research field shedding light on the multi-regional paths of economic development in the long run. In particular, the historical changes of Asian economies are the significant subjects to capture the dramatic shift of the global economy in the past few centuries. This course will provide deeper understanding of Asia's economic transformations and contributions to the growth of the world economy during the 18th-20th centuries.