Japan's Turn

The Interchange in Economic Leadership

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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With a lead in microelectronics applications and flexible institutions, Japan, rather than Europe, is to succeed the United States' economic leadership in the post-Soviet era. This book is an inquiry into the transition economics of this era and the differences between the American and Japanese economic problems. Contents: Introduction; PART I. Economic Performance, Resources and Institutions; The Japanese Economy and Government: An Overview; The Japanese Corporation and Industry; Employment Relations; Assimilation of New Technology: Labor Adjustment; PART II. Economic Relations with the U.S. and the Pacific; The Anatomy of the Japanese Trade Surplus; Japanese Direct Investment in the U.S.; Japan and the Region; Japan in the 21st Century: An Unusual Leadership. Tables and graphs with each chapter.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-09-16
Mått:149 x 228 x 13 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819192981

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Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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Panos Mourdoukoutas is Associate Professor of Economics at Long Island University.

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[The author] presents us with an extensive overview of Japan's economic and technological strengths. He does a good job of bringing together many Japanese and non-Japanese sources to support his thesis that Japan will become the world's dominant economic power. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD The Daily Yomiuri this volume provides a good brief overview of the Japanese economy and government policies. In addition, the author provides insight into the Japanese corporation, industry and employment relations. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD Journal Of Asian Business [The book] offers a review of major aspects of the Japanese economy and its trade and investment relations with the U.S. and the Pacific region. The treatment is detailed and comprehensive, offering a wealth of data within a clear analytical framework. Overall, it provides a thorough assessment of the factors that account for Japan's spectacular rise to major economic power status as well as for the economic problems it's facing today. Written in a lively and lucid style, it makes required reading for anyone seriously interested in Japan's economic history and in the workings of the Japanese economic system. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD [The book] offers a review of major aspects of the Japanese economy and its trade and investment relations with the U.S. and the Pacific region. The treatment is detailed and comprehensive, offering a wealth of data within a clear analytical framework. Overall, it provides a thorough assessment of the factors that account for Japan's spectacular rise to major economic power status as well as for the economic problems it's facing today. Written in a lively and lucid style, it makes required reading for anyone seriously interested in Japan's economic history and in the workings of the Japanese economic system. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD [The author] presents us with an extensive overview of Japan's economic and technological strengths. He does a good job of bringing together many Japanese and non-Japanese sources to support his thesis that Japan will become the world's dominant economic power. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD The Daily Yomiuri this volume provides a good brief overview of the Japanese economy and government policies. In addition, the author provides insight into the Japanese corporation, industry and employment relations. -- Carlos Fortin, UNCTAD Journal Of Asian Business