Discuss how and why the Japanese economy has changed since the collapse of the bubble economy by examining state-market relations.
Postwar Japanese Politics
Question
Discuss how and why the Japanese economy has changed since the collapse of the bubble economy by examining state-market relations.
3000 words max (double-spaced Times New Roman 12 pt. with student registration number page numbers and word count)
To be submitted by Turnitin (only an electronic copy No hard copy submission).
Before submitting the essay to Turnitin students should complete an essay cover sheet available on MOLE. You need to complete the following information:
the module number (EAS6236) and the title of the module (Postwar Japanese Politics)
the students registration number
the title of the essay
the date of submission
Then simply paste your essay into the document after the plagiarism declaration.
Instructions on how to submit to Turnitin can be found on pages 18-19 in the syllabus.
Assessment criteria
Identification of major historical issues relevant to the essay question
Introduction with a brief statement of the answer to the essay question (or a brief summary of main arguments) and a description of essay structure
Conclusion that summarises main arguments in a concise manner
Critical analysis of an essay question in a coherent and systematic manner
Use of relevant evidence including proper referencing to and citations of at least five sources including at least a required reading
Structure of an essay
Spelling grammar style and syntax
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the submission date and will be awarded a mark of zero thereafter.
Days late Mark reduced by 5 per cent per day Mark awarded when reduced by 5 per cent*
Multiply by Original mark of 60 Original mark of 50
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2 0.90 54 45
3 0.85 51 42.5
4 0.80 48 40
5 0.75 45 37.5
* Standard mathematical rounding rules will be applied and marks will be rounded up.
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CITATION AND REFERENCING
All scholarly work should employ a systematic accurate and consistent method of citation and referencing. This is for many reasons principal among which are to give credit where credit is due to show the methods and paths by which you developed your knowledge and to facilitate follow up research. The Harvard referencing system is the most useful and easiest to employ for the social sciences despite Harvard University itself disavowing ownership. The consequence has been that there are many different kinds of Harvard system. The one that we ask SEAS students to use is the version developed by the University of Lincoln library. It is the most comprehensive available in the UK is free for anyone to download and comes in various formats which can be downloaded by clicking through to the main landing page below.
University of Lincoln Library Referencing and Plagiarism landing page:
http://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/ld.php?content_id=23470161
Foreign Language References
The University of Lincoln handbook does not give advice about foreign language referencing. There is no standard method for doing this. However here are some guidelines specifically aimed at East Asian language references.
1. With in text citations you should be careful to identify and spell out authors family names in full in roman script. This may sometimes be tricky with East Asian names. If you are unsure take a little time to find out. You may want to consult an expert of that language to double check.
2. With references please do the following.
a) The family name of the author should be written in full with given names in initials following that.
b) The title of the article/book chapter/monograph/etc. should be written in the Roman alphabet using standard conventions for that language.
c) The title should be translated into English and placed in round brackets immediately after the Romanised East Asian title.
d) The journal title or book title in the case of an edited book or publishers name need not be translated. However if there is an official English language title for these then you may wish to use it especially if it facilitates reader understanding of the texts meaning or publication context.
e) For journal articles grey literature lectures etc. you may want to add some additional information about for example institution or location of publication to facilitate follow up. Here are examples of more commonly used text types.
Monograph in Japanese
Terao M. (1998) Denai kugi wa suterareru (The nail that doesnt stick up may be thrown away) Tokyo: Fusosha.
Journal Article in Japanese
Sato Y. and Matanle P. (2011) Igirisu ni okeru kreisha fukushi shefiirudo-shi no borantia soshiki no katsudo wo chshin ni (Caring for older people in the UK: An analysis of local volunteer organisation contributions in Sheffield) Jinbun Kagaku Kenky (Studies in Humanities Faculty of Humanities Niigata University) 127 1-27.
Book Chapter in Japanese
Ishiguro K. and Matanle P. (2013) Sarariiman manga ni miru danjo no raifu ksu: Shima Ksaku Sarariiman Kintar shiriisu kara no ksatsu (Understanding mens and womens life courses through salaryman manga: Case studies from the Shima Kosaku and Salaryman Kintaro series). In H. Tanaka M. Godzik and K. Iwata-Weickgenannt (eds) Raifu ksu sentaku no yukue Nihon to Doitsu no shigoto ie sumai (Beyond a Standardized Life Course: Biographical Choices about Work Family and Housing in Japan and Germany). Tokyo: Shinyosha 103-132.
Sometimes there are going to be grey areas with more difficult…
