Classification Subject Subject in Charge The Field of Economic Theory & History of Economics Independent Study in Western Economic History Shigeki Sakai This course will discuss and outline (1) the controversy over Japanese capitalism, (2) the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Wesrern countries, (3) mercantilism and commercial revolution, (4) the industrial revolution, (5) the great depression and imperialism, and the special themes of (1) absolutism and parliament, (2)financial reform in the Tudor period, and (3) financial reform in the Stuart period.