
Subject | Business & Management
Developing Economies
- Economic Development
- Regional Development
- Investment
- Technology
【PREVIEW RELEASE】 This course addresses economic development, traditionally referred to as development economics. In particular, the course focuses on case studies of the challenges of transforming a country and its companies to a more developed situation, with ESG as the basis and also including developed countries.

Content/学習内容
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Development Economics: Introduction and ESG
An introduction to development economics and its relevance to ESG will be given.
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Development Economics: Introduction
Learn about the areas covered by future-oriented development economics, taking ESG into account.
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Human Development, SDGs and ESG
Learn about human development as proposed by the United Nations and its relationship to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and ESG (Environment, Social, Governance).
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Geoparks and ESG
Geoparks and a silk mill are visited and investigated in the context of ESG. At the Geoparks, environmental awareness is the key; Social (S) and Governance (G) are shown to be relevant at the silk mill.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Concept of regional economic development and the IS-LM model
Learn about the concept of regional economic development and the IS-LM model.
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A Model of Regional Economic Development
Learn about the basic economic model as a demand stimulus to improve the economy and further examine its relevance to regional development.
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IS-LM Model: Some Basic Points (Part 1)
Learn about the IS-LM model as a demand stimulus for improving the economy and its relationship to regional development (Part 1).
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IS-LM Model: Some Basic Points (Part 2)
Learn about the IS-LM model as a way to stimulate demand to improve the economy and further examine its relationship to regional development (Part 2).
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (Lecture 1)
Learn about the relationship between business and ESG through visits and interviews with distinctive ESG-related companies operating in Miyazaki Prefecture (Lecture 1).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 1)
This is the first part of a business firm operating in Miyazaki, Japan. The lecturer visited a Shiitake(Japanese mushroom)-trading company and interviewed its president in depth, from the perspective of ESG.
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 2)
This is the second part of a business firm operating in Miyazaki, Japan. The company’s business partnership with other organizations are also covered, in the context of ESG.
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 3)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a fishery business in Kyushu (Miyazaki).
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (Lecture 2)
Learn about the relationship between business and ESG through visits and interviews with distinctive ESG-related companies operating in Miyazaki Prefecture (Lecture 2).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 4)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a sports-related business in Kyushu (Miyazaki) (Part 1).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 5)
Learning about ESG and regional development through a case study of a sports-related business in Miyazaki, Kyushu (Part 2)
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 6)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a meat business in Kyushu (Miyazaki).
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (Lecture 3)
Learn about the relationship between business and ESG through visits and interviews with distinctive ESG-related companies operating in Miyazaki Prefecture (Lecture 3).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 7)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a shochu (distilled spirit) business in Kyushu (Miyazaki) (Part 1).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 8)
Learn about ESG and regional development through the case study of a shochu (distilled spirit) business in Miyazaki, Kyushu (Part 2).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 9)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a wood processing business in Kyushu (Miyazaki) (Part 1)
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (Lecture 4)
Learn about the relationship between business and ESG through visits and interviews with distinctive ESG-related companies operating in Miyazaki Prefecture (Lecture 4).
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 10)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a wood processing business in Kyushu (Miyazaki) (Part 2)
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 11)
Learn about ESG and regional development through a case study of a wood processing business in Kyushu (Miyazaki) (Part 3)
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How to develop your business: Case Studies from Miyazaki, Japan (part 12)
Learn about the importance of ESG through a summary of a visit to a company by the director of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in Kyushu (Miyazaki).
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Agriculture and Welfare Collaboration, Promoting Local Economy, and Urban Agriculture
Learn about agriculture and welfare collaboration, promoting local economy, and urban agriculture with ESG in view.
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No-Fuku Renkei (Agriculture and Welfare Collaboration)
Learn about the current situation and challenges of agricultural and welfare cooperation, keeping ESG in mind.
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Promoting Local Economy: Cases from ASEAN
Learn about business-based initiatives to support women’s self-reliance in Chiang Rai, Thailand, with ESG in mind.
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Urban agriculture (Part 1)
Learn about greenery business and sustainable development through the case from Thailand.
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Urban Agriculture and Small Agri-business in Thailand
Learn about urban agriculture and small agri-business in Thailand.
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Urban agriculture (Part 2)
Continue to learn about greenery business and sustainable development through the case from Thailand.
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Urban agriculture (Part 3)
Continue to learn about greenery business and sustainable development through the case from Thailand.
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Small businesses of plant materials from rural area of Thailand Part 1: Sakon Nakhon for youth (seedling house as a case)
Learn about issues facing rural areas, seedling house project, and future aspects.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Small Agri-business in Thailand, Regional Development in East Africa
Learn about small agri-business in Thailand and regional development in East Africa, through cases.
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Small businesses of plant materials from rural area of Thailand Part 2: Ayutthaya craft material (sesbania as a case)
Origin and history, flower-making process, cultural and economic significance, future prospects are discussed.
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Small businesses of plant materials from rural area of Thailand Part 3: Bai Bua Bok production in Nonthaburi (snack&juice as cases)
Origin of the plant, usefulness, antioxidant properties and secondary metabilites, how to cultivate, processing into snacks, future aspects are discussed.
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Local Development in East Africa: Case study in Uganda (Part 1)
Makes an overview of Uganda, coffee production of Uganda, Gorilla Highlands Coffee
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Michiko Takagaki
Chiba University
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Regional Development in East Africa, Wrap-up of Development Economics
Continue to study regional development in East Africa and wrap up the main concepts in development economics.
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Local Development in East Africa
Case study in Uganda (Part 2)
Coffee production in UgandaLearn about coffee production in Uganda as a case study of regional development in East Africa.
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Local Development in East Africa
Case study in Uganda (Part 3)
Gorilla Highlands CoffeeLearn about “Gorilla Highlands Coffee” in Uganda as an example of regional development in East Africa.
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Wrap-up: Development Economics and ESG
The lecture will summarize the content of the lecture on the relationship between development economics and ESG, and also provide an outlook on future development economic trends.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Michiko Takagaki
Chiba University
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“Ikebana” and “Kado,”Traditional Flower culture in Japan
Learn about the tradition and culture of ikebana as a decorative flower arrangement in depth.
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“Ikebana” and “Kado,”Traditional Flower culture in Japan (Part 1)
Ikebana as Decorative FlowersMakes an overview of ikebana as decorative flowers.
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“Ikebana” and “Kado,”Traditional Flower culture in Japan (Part 2)
Ikebana as KadōLearn about ikebana as flower arrangement.
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“Ikebana” and “Kado,”Traditional Flower culture in Japan (Part 3)
History of KadōLearn about the history of flower arrangement (Ikebana).
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Dan Lu
Chiba University
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Ikebana and the Environment
Learn about the relationship between ikebana and the environment in depth.
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Ikebana and the Environment(Part 1)
Ikebana and PlantsLearn about the relationship between ikebana and plants.
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Ikebana and the Environment(Part 2)
Ikebana and Landscape ExpressionLearn about ikebana and landscape expression.
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Ikebana and the Environment(Part 3)
Ikebana and Environmental ProtectionLearn about the relationship between ikebana and environmental protection.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Dan Lu
Chiba University
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Ikebana and Social Life
Learn about ikebana and social life in depth.
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Ikebana and Social Life(Part 1)
Contents of Ikebana StudyMakes an overview of the contents of the study of flower arrangement (Ikebana).
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Ikebana and Social Life(Part 2)
The Learning Benefits of IkebanaConsider the effects of learning flower arrangement (Ikebana).
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Ikebana and Social Life(Part 3)
Ikebana and the CommunityLearn about the relationship between flower arrangement (Ikebana) and the community.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Dan Lu
Chiba University
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Circular Economy
Learn about the circular economy through case studies in Thailand.
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Circular Economy-Sustainability Model
Learn how to turn waste into lifestyle products using the circular economy through case study of Thailand, Qualy design (Part 1)
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Circular Economy-Design for Sustainable World
Learn how to turn waste into lifestyle products using the circular economy through case study of Thailand, Qualy design (Part 2)
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Circular Solutions-Closing the Waste Loop
Learn about business that are closing the waste loop through case study of Thailand, Uncle Ree’s Farm
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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UNESCO, Tourism Development and ESG
Learn about the relationship among UNESCO, tourism development and ESG from the case of Malaysia.
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ESG-Tourism VS ESG part 1
Learn how the government applied ESG principles to UNESCO sites. – Langkawi, Malaysia
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ESG-Tourism VS ESG part 2
Learn how the government applied ESG principles to UNESCO sites. – Penang, Malaysia
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Penang’s ESG Vision-Preserving Penang’s Natural & Cultural Heritage
Learn how the government applied ESG principles to Penang tourism.
Lecturers
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Hikari Ishido
Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University
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Staff/スタッフ
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Hikari IshidoChiba University Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary StudiesProfessor
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Michiko TakagakiChiba University
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Dan LuChiba University
Competency/コンピテンシー
Course Objectives
This course focuses on case studies of the development of an ESG (environmentally sensitive, socially responsible, and good governance) oriented economy.
Learning Outcomes
To understand the relationship between ESG (environmental considerations, social contribution, and good governance) and economic development through case studies and to be able to look ahead to measures for further development.
Information/その他の情報
References
Videos on Uganda’s tourism.
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1LRL8sPcW8
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16T5bEObZOA
Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3JtIGekiWk
Video on plant factories in Chiba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CxLtp9XhbY
Videos on ESG-related key words:
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCf1x8B2L3Y
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LTYMjZjpj0
Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpzrH69dD8s
Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUP42d_puEo
Videos on SDGs:
SDGs Goals 1-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bayIpW0OpVo
SDGs Goals 4-7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymtFMTJYWE
SDGs Goals 8-10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIp964CBV8I
SDGs Goals 11-14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnbbZRR_xfA
SDGs Goals 15-17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scUISRvDtsM
Contact/お問合せ先
Hikari Ishido (ishido@faculty.chiba-u.jp)