| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Introduction | Starting discussion over "What is the structural features of American twentieth century?" Think about the substantial meanings of "Affluency" for you in advance. |
| 第2回 | Market economy and democracy | Think and talk about free market economy driven by the US conservative policies. Think about the merits and demerits of "market economy" in advance. |
| 第3回 | Individual independency, self-effort, and market economy | What is the "individualism"? Why is that traditional idea better and matching with free market economy? |
| 第4回 | "Small Government" and modern features in the US | Discussing the modern features of "small government" through the Reagan's address in 1981. Think about why we need and needed the "government" in advance. |
| 第5回 | Globalization and industrial structure changes in the US after the World War II | Discussing the trends to the global economy and manufacturing sector's decline in the US. Think about the economic impacts of automobile industry in advance. |
| 第6回 | Free market and trade, and US-Japan economic relations | Examining the US free trade policies based on the "Protective Trade". Think about the most competitive industrial goods and services in your country in advance. |
| 第7回 | American roles and impacts to IMF, GATT,and WTO | What is(was) the role of IMF, GATT, and WTO? Thinking US impacts to global economy after the 1990s. Think about the reason we need the international monetary agencies in advance. |
| 第8回 | IT economy and globalization including money economy after 2000 | Rethinking the economic impacts generated by IT economy and labor productivity. Think about what IT industries are and the economic effects are in advance. |
| 第9回 | Global poverty and income gap and income redistribution policies by government | Exploring the global povety in the US and public policies by the State & local governments. Think about the income gap between male and female in advance. |
| 第10回 | Motor Society and the middle-income and "Affluent Society" | Defining of the Motorization after the 1950 and discovering of poverty in the inner city, and "Affluent Society". Again, think about the affluency" and hopefully prepare the short presentation about it. |
| 第11回 | Inner city and suburban area | Discussing the income disparities betwween inner city and suburban, race, ethnicity. Think about the importance of "public transportation" in advance. |
| 第12回 | Urban planning and City Manager | Approaching the urban planning and public policies, city manager system, and local transparency. Think about what the issues within urban areas in advance. |
| 第13回 | American government; Federal, State, and Local governments | Learning US the government and "Fiscal Federalism" and function of subsidies to state and locals. Think about "federalism" and its histroy in the US in advance. |
| 第14回 | Highlighting the points and discussion | Reviewing the highlited points across the whole lecture and discussion between students. Prepare your open-discussion presentation based on all of the lectures. |
| 第15回 | Final test. | Final test. |
