科目ナンバー

GM-AT3-AI04

履修条件・関連科目等

All students are needed to be interested in American real society, politics, and economy.

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

This course aims to study the significant knowledges, history, values, economic and fiscal structure, and domestic issues in United States of America through using movies, current news, and actual digital camera images. The main discussion point of this course is, first, to gain a bird's-eye view of the historical dynamism and structure that has led to the demonstration and maintenance of the US economic power, and second, to study the industrial structure, trade, monetary strategies, and public finance. Students will explore the characteristics of the U.S. economy by exploring some specific fields of domestic political issues, focusing on poverty, disparity, education, welfare, transportation, state and local government policies. Sometimes we will try to have some easy open-ended discussion about each topic between students and whole class members.

科目目的

The aim of this course is to study the economic structure and domestic political issues of the Superpower-Nation, United States of America, through studying some fields and cases of domestic political issues, focusing on poverty, disparity, education, medical care, welfare, transportation, and decentralized government finance system.

到達目標

(1) understanding the structural changing process of the US economy throughout the 20th century, especially after the post-World War II, its economic hegemony and the impacts on the global economy.
(2) understanding and explaining the historical transition of globalization based on the IT and monetary industry after the 1990s.
(3) discussing the current state of the US domestic economic issues such as race, poverty, inequality, education, medical care, transportation, urban policies after Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations.

授業計画と内容

1. Lecture outline and focus
Explainning the outline and main points of the lecture. Learn what "liberty, autonomy, and independence" are as American universal values.

2. History and hegemony of the American economy (1) - From the 18-19th century, federalism
Focusing on the history of economic development from the founding of the country to the 19th century. Learn about federalism, railroad construction, and the formation process of modern nations.

3. The History and Hegemony of the American Economy (2) - The 1920s "Frenzy"
Learning about the unprecedented growth and depression of the 1920s, the New Deal.

4. The History and Hegemony of the American Economy (3): The automobile, immigrant workers, WWII
Learning about policies in the automobile/munitions industry, immigrant workers, and the process of transitioning from WWII to Post-WWII economy.

5. History and Hegemony of the American Economy (4) - Cold War, Dollar, "War on Poverty"
Learning about the position of the post-war capitalism and leaders, "Affluent Society, and race and poverty.

6. The history and hegemony of the American economy (5) - Oil Shock, New Economy, globalization
Learning about the "New Economy" after 1990s, IT bubble, economic recession, and trade deficit.

7. Financial Crisis and Obama Administration's Response (1) - Cause and Background
Learning the causes of the 2008 financial crisis from investment banks, easy credit and banking laws, and affordable housing.

8. The Financial Crisis and the Obama Administration (2) - Lehman Brothers and Leverage
Learning from the case of Lehman Brothers' risk management and bankruptcy process.

9. The financial crisis and the Obama administration (3) - GM's bankruptcy and spending policy
Learning about the impact of the financial crisis to the real economy, and the framework and significance of the Obama administration's economic policy and spending.

10. Fiscal system and the "balanced budget" principle (1) - state and local government finance
Learning about the governmental structure based on the federal system, and intergovernmental financial relations which is controlled under "balanced budget" as state laws and local-level autonomy.

11. Fiscal system and the "balanced budget" principle (2) - federal subsidies and local autonomy
Learning about changes in the size and role of federal subsidies based on the federal system and the balanced budget principle and discipline.

12. Domestic Issues and Redistribution (1): Race, Poverty, and Disparity in Chicago
Using Chicago as an example to study about poverty and inequality, which are America's biggest domestic political issues.

13. Domestic Issues and Redistribution (2) - Welfare and Transportation Policy in Chicago
learning about a case of the promotion of employment for the poor in the "welfare reform" since 1997 and the role of public transportation.

14. Overview and whole open-ended discussion to share

授業時間外の学修の内容

その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Review your notes and watch "PBS News Hour" or another US Media.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり４時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり８時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間内で講評・解説の時間を設ける

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

ディスカッション、ディベート／プレゼンテーション

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

実施しない

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

実務経験のある教員による授業

いいえ

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

テキスト・参考文献等

You can get one of the most significant papers which Professor Martin Carnoy wrote at the link below. You don't have to bring it with you, but it could be a nice resource for you to get started this course.


http://unesco.amu.edu.pl/pdf/Carnoy.pdf

その他特記事項

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参考URL

http://unesco.amu.edu.pl/pdf/Carnoy.pdf (shown above)