| 1 | I. General history of Japanese economic development |
| 2 | II. Industrial organization: Zaibatsu and horizontal keiretsu |
| 3 | II. Industrial organization: Vertical keiretsu and the present |
| 4 | III. Government-business relations: Three theories |
| 5 | III. Government-business relations: Historical changes |
| 6 | III. Government-business relations: Government technology policies |
| 7 | Mid-term examination |
| 8 | IV. Sogo shosha |
| 9 | V. Japanese distribution system |
| 10 | VI. Japanese management: General characteristics |
| 11 | VI. Japanese management: Universalistic and cultural explanations |
| 12 | VI. Japanese management: Institutional explanations |
| 13 | VI. Japanese management: Japanese production systems |
| 14 | VII. Japanese industrial relations |
| 15 | Final examination |