The Japanese economy / David Flath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flath, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Economic conditions--1989-.

Japan.

Japan--Economic policy--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1511 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Aimed at graduate courses on Japan, this book will be indispensable both for students and instructors alike. Lucid explanations and comprehensive and rigorous analysis make it a natural choice for any interested in comprehending the rise of the Japanese economy. - ;Despite recent upheavals, Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers. Yet the Japanese economy is one of the most misundersto

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Editor's Note; Introduction; 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 Policy

12 Industrial Organization13 Finance; 14 Marketing; 15 Labor; 16 Technology; Glossary; Index; Footnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-34624-1

9786611346249

0-19-151553-1

1-4294-2186-X

OCLC:

476258076