Population and Development K01 0301 （人口と開発）
第１学期 火, 木 曜 ２時限（２単位）	対象： １〜４ 年生
担当教員：Futoshi Kinoshita (3K423)　電話853-7458 or 853-2776 E-mail: fkinoshi@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp Office hour: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., or by appointment
教科書：There will be a reader which includes journal articles and segments of books. In addition, recommended readings and references will be suggested in class.
授業概要・教育目標：The course is designed to introduce students to various population issues and the field of demography, with emphasis on demographic theories and empirical materials of Asian countries. The topics to be covered include historical patterns of population growth, modernization and population, technological progress and population, population and the environment, and population policy.

授業計画：
第1週	Introduction: Demographic theories and their significance
第2週	Thomas R. Malthus’s principle of population and its influence
第3週	Interpretation of Malthus by modern social scientists
第4週	Karl Marx and his theory of population
第5週	Population and technological change: Boserupian model
第6週	What triggers technological invention?: J. L. Simon’s ultimate resource
第7週	Impact of population growth on the environment
第8週	U.S. National Research Council report
第9週	Demographic transition theory and its implication: Nortestein and modern social scientists
第10週	European Fertility Project and its aftermath

成績評価：Mid-term exam (45%), final exam (50%), attendance and class attendance (5%)

備考：Students are expected to be regular and punctual in class attendance, and to take a careful note of lectures.

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