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GM-OM2-SB01

履修条件・関連科目等

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

科目目的

This course aims to help student gain awareness and understanding of global problem of poverty and inequality. Through this course, the students will learn diverse political, economic, social conditions around the world. The students will also learn the usage of various development-related indicators. This course also encourages students to reflect about their possible contribution in solving the problem of poverty and inequality. This course also aims to train students on how to conduct academic research.

到達目標

By the end of this course, the students are expected:
1. To have increased awareness and concern about poverty and inequality
2. To be able to explain different concepts and details about poverty and inequality.
3. To be able to access and use various development-related indicators.
4. To be able evaluate to different approaches in solving poverty-related problems.
5. To achieve improvement in their research, writing, and presentation skills.

授業計画と内容

Week Topic
1 Introduction
2 Concepts of Poverty and Inequality and Review of Theories of Development-Lecture
3 Measurement of Poverty and Inequality-Lecture
4 Health and Poverty- Group Report 1
5 Geographical and Spatial Poverty- Group Report 2
6 Race, Class, Gender, and Poverty- Group Report 3
7 State institutions, Governance, and Poverty- Group Report 4
8 Conflict and Development- Group Report 5
9 Migration and Poverty Reduction- Group Report 6
10 Education as Poverty Reduction- Group Report 7
11 The Environment and Poverty- Group Report 8
12 Financial Services for the Poor- Group Report 9
13 Guest Speaker
14 Summary and Individual Presentation

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Conduct groupwork

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／授業時間に限らず、manabaでフィードバックを行う

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／グループワーク／プレゼンテーション／実習、フィールドワーク

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

その他

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

The computer is required during the class for Week 2(Poverty and Inequality Indicators)

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

Required Readings:

Cosgrove, S. & Curtis, B.(2022). Understanding Global Poverty: Causes, Solutions, and Capabilities. Routledge.

Ravallion, M.(2016). The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and Policy. Oxford University Press

Recommended Readings:


Banerjee,A & Duflo,E. (2019). Good Economics for Hard Times. Public Affairs.

Banerjee,A & Duflo,E. (2011). Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Public Affairs.

Collier, P.(2007). The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About it. Oxford University Press.


Deaton, A.(2013). The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton University Press.

Hipsher, S.(2020). Wealth Creation Approach to Reducing Global Poverty. Palgrave Macmillan.

Milanovic,B.( 2012). The Haves and Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality Basic Books.

Ravallion, M.(2016). The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and Policy. Oxford University Press

Rosling, H., Rosling, O., & Rönnlund, A. R. (2019). Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World - and Why Things are Better Than You Think. Sceptre.

Sachs, J.(2015). The Age of Sustainable Development. Columbia University Press.

Sato, M. & Dunn, P.(2019). Legacy: The Sustainable Development Goals in Action. Dean Publishing.

Schwartz, N. (2020). The velvet rope economy: how inequality became big business. First edition. New York, Doubleday.

Yunus, M.(2017). A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Carbon Emissions. Public Affairs.

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