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Kuniaki Makino

まきの くにあき

Makino Kuniaki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Economic historian, University professor
Active Years
2008-
Affiliations
Setsunan University, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Faculty of Economics, Ishibashi Tanzan Research Association (organizer)
Memberships
Ishibashi Tanzan Research Association

Education

University of Tsukuba Senior High School at Komaba
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Economics
Degree: 学士(経済学)
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Japan
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Economics
Degree: 博士(経済学)
Year of Graduation: 2008
Country: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "Lineage of 'National Economics' in Interwar Japan: Starting from 'Binbō Monogatari'"

Awards

Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
2011
Work: Economists under Wartime
Organization: Ishibashi Tanzan Research Association
Result: winner
Yomiuri–Yoshino Sakuzō Prize
2019
Work: Economists and the Japan–US War
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun / Yoshino Sakuzō Memorial Foundation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Economists under Wartime

2010 Economic history, Non-fiction

Analyzes the discourses and actions of Japanese economists under the wartime regime, examining the role of wartime economic thought and intellectual responsibility.

wartime economyresponsibility of intellectualsmodern Japanese economic thought

Shibata Takashi: Aiming to Overcome Capitalism — A Critical Biography on Japanese Economic Thought

2015 Biography; History of economic thought

A biographical study tracing Shibata Takashi's life and ideas, clarifying strands of Japanese economic thought that aimed to overcome capitalism.

history of economic thoughtcritical biography

Economists and the Japan–US War: Solving the Mystery of the Akimaru Institute's 'Phantom Report'

2018 Economic history; historical investigation

Through research on unpublished materials and reports related to the Akimaru Institute, examines the role and debates of economists surrounding the Japan–US outbreak of war.

Japan–US relationspolitical role of economistsarchival research

Bibliography

  • Economists under Wartime
  • Shibata Takashi: Aiming to Overcome Capitalism — A Critical Biography on Japanese Economic Thought
  • Economists and the Japan–US War: Solving the Mystery of the Akimaru Institute's 'Phantom Report'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, archival-based narrationclear and logical argumentation
Recurring Motifs
ethics and responsibility of economistsrelationship between public policy and intellectualswartime regime and economic thought

Legacy

Recognized for re-examining modern Japanese economic thought and the role of economists during wartime. His scholarly works have contributed to clarifying intellectual responsibility in wartime and uncovering previously unpublished materials.

Academic Societies

  • Ishibashi Tanzan Research Association

Trivia

  • Serves as an organizer for the Ishibashi Tanzan Research Association.
  • Doctoral dissertation focused on the lineage of 'national economics' in interwar Japan.