Synopses & Reviews
Despite recent upheavals, Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers at the end of the twentieth century. Yet the Japanese economy is one of the most misunderstood phenomena in the modern world. Conventionally, Japan is presented as the exception to mainstream economic theory: an exception to the standard models of modern economics. This book demolishes that notion, bringing the full analytical power of economic thought to all aspects of the most dramatic economic success story in recent times. Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, this book will be indispensable both for students and instructors alike. Lucid explanations and comprehensive and rigorous analysis make it a natural choice for anyone interested in comprehending the rise of the Japanese economy.
About the Author
David Flath is Professor of Economics at North Carolina State University and a Research Associate at the Center for Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He has previously been Professor of Economics at Osaka University.
Table of Contents
1. Incomes and Welfare of the Japanese Today
2. Economic History Part 1, The Tokugawa Period, 1603-1868, and the Meiji Era, 1868-1912
3. Economic History Part 2, The Twentieth Century, 1912-1945
4. Economic History Part 3, Postwar Recovery, 1945-1964
5. Saving
6. Macroeconomics
7. International Finance
8. International Trade
9. Industrial Policy
10. Public Finance
11. Environmental Strategy
12. Industrial Organization
13. Finance
14. Marketing
15. Labor
16. Technology