Japan's new regional reality : geoeconomic strategy in the Asia-Pacific / Saori N. Katada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katada, Saori N., author.

Series:

Contemporary Asia in the world.

Contemporary Asia in the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional economics--Japan.

Regional economics.

Geopolitics--Japan.

Geopolitics.

Japan--Foreign economic relations--Pacific Area.

Japan.

Pacific Area--Foreign economic relations--Japan.

Pacific Area.

Japan--Economic policy--1989-.

Pacific Area--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations, charts.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Japan's New Regional Reality examines the transformation of Japan's regional economic strategy in the Asia Pacific in the last few decades, from the old mercantilist strategy to a new liberal one. It sheds light on the factors that define the active foreign policy of Prime Minister Shizo Abe in enabling this transformation. Saori N. Katada argues that this foreign policy evolution on the part of the Japanese government has emerged not only from geoeconomic challenges in the Asia Pacific with the rise of China, but also from the transformation of Japan's political economy as a "matured developmental state" where the state has lost direct control over the country's private sector activities. With globalization of Japanese businesses, the Japanese government is pushed to take a more liberal stance and be active in rule-making and regional institution-building in East Asia. In the context of leadership competition between the United States and China, Japan's strategic positioning will have a lasting impact on regional economic order and governance and positions Japan as an important regional player in the enduring competition between the United States and China for hegemony the Asia Pacific. This book is a comprehensive and groundbreaking analysis of the dynamics that have contributed to the economic and political outcomes in the region today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Japan's regional geoeconomic strategy

Foreign economic policy, domestic institutions and regional governance

Geoeconomics of the Asia-Pacific

Transformation in the Japanese political economy

Trade and investment : a gradual path

Money and finance : an uneven path

Development and foreign aid : a hybrid path.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231549080

0231549083

OCLC:

1191864411