The Japanese economy / Hiroaki Richard Watanabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watanabe, Hiroaki, 1968- author.

Series:

World economies.

World economies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Japan.

Economic development.

Japan--Economic conditions--1989-.

Japan.

Japan--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

A concise and up-to-date survey of Japan's recent economic history, the economy's characteristic features and the challenges it continues to face, from economic stagnation to an ageing population.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

List of tables and figures

Map

1. Introducing the Japanese Economy

Pre-Second World War economy

Economic reconstruction after the Second World War

Economic miracle in the 1960s under the government of the Liberal Democratic Party

Oil crises and slower economic growth in the 1970s

The US-Japan trade conflict and the "bubble economy" in the 1980s

2. The Transformation of the Japanese Economy Since the Early 1990s

Economic stagnation after the collapse of the bubble economy and regulatory reforms in the 1990s

Koizumi administration's regulatory reforms and the new government of the Democratic Party of Japan

LDP's return to power and the implementation of "Abenomics"

3. Measuring the Japanese Economy

GDP, prices and productivity

Foreign sector

Government sector

Welfare state

4. The Structure of the Japanese Economy

The "developmental state" and state-market relations in Japan

Keiretsu and institutional complementarities in the Japanese economy

Convergence and diversity among capitalisms under neoliberal globalization

Japan's "dual" economy

Regional economic integration and the Japanese economy

5. The Human and Labour Factors of the Japanese Economy

Japanese human resource management and industrial relations

Gender discrimination in the Japanese labour market

Labour market dualism and diversification

Poor working conditions and union response

Low fertility rate

Declining population, revitalization of regional economies and labour migration

6. A Distinctive Japanese Economic Feature: "Galapagos" Syndrome

Galapagos syndrome: Japan's failure to meet the global standard

A lack of digitalization and economic inefficiency

The legacy of the "developmental state" and interest group politics.

Conclusion: Prospects and Challenges for the Japanese Economy

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Watanabe, Hiroaki Richard The Japanese Economy

ISBN:

9781788213363

178821336X

OCLC:

1203545703