T. Pempel – författare

This book examines the high technology trade beteen Britain, France, West Germany, Japan, and the oil-producing states of the Middle East. Claiming that the economies of the Middle East are undergoing transformations resulting in constantly changing technological needs, the authors argue that supplier states will have to be able to adapt to those needs if they hope to outdistance their competitors.

This volume, stemming from the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, observes that for Japan to 'rise again' would mean recovery not only from the triple disaster—the March, 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown—but from 20-plus years of economic stagnation, political fumbling, and deterioration in Japan's regional and global influence.