Japan's managed globalization : adapting to the twenty-first century / Ulrike Schaede, William Grimes, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grimes, William W.

Schaede, Ulrike, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects--Japan.

Globalization.

Japan--Economic conditions--1989-.

Japan.

Japan--Economic policy--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As Japan moves from a ""catch-up"" strategy to a post-developmental stage, it is changing its actions and reactions both in terms of international political economy and domestic policy issues. The current changes in Japan can best be understood as following a path toward ""permeable insulation."" Japan's government and economic system continue to insulate domestic businesses from full competition and the rigor of market forces, but this insulation is also permeable because a decline in state power vis-a-vis the private sector since the 1990s has combined with a decline in the solidarity of pri

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: Introduction""; ""1. Introduction: The Emergence of Permeable Insulation""; ""2. Japanese Policy Making in a World of Constraints""; ""Part II: International Political Economy and Permeable Insulation""; ""3. Internationalization as Insulation: Dilemmas of the Yen""; ""4. Sword and Shield: The WTO Dispute Settlement System and Japan""; ""5. Adjustment Through Globalization: The Role of State FDI Finance""

""6. Integrated Production in East Asia: Globalization without Insulation?""""Part III: Domestic Political Economy and Permeable Insulation""; ""7. METI and Industrial Policy in Japan: Change and Continuity""; ""8. Industry Rules: From Deregulation to Self-Regulation""; ""9. Changing Japanese Corporate Governance""; ""Part IV: Conclusion""; ""10. Permeable Insulation and Japan's Managed Globalization""; ""About the Editors and Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

"An East Gate Book."

First published 2003 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-46687-X

1-317-46688-8

0-7656-0952-5

1-315-70311-4

9781315703114

OCLC:

647461418