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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813041003321

Titolo

Trade with Japan : has the door opened wider? / / edited by Paul Krugman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1991

ISBN

1-281-22372-7

9786611223724

0-226-45465-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 p.)

Collana

A National Bureau of Economic Research project report

Altri autori (Persone)

KrugmanPaul R

Disciplina

382.0952073

382/.0952073

Soggetti

Industrial policy - Japan

Japan Commerce United States

Japan Commercial policy

United States Commerce Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. How Open is Japan? -- 2. Market Structure, Comparative Advantage, and Japanese Trade under the Strong Yen -- 3. Changing Japanese Trade Patterns and the East Asian NICs -- 4. Price Behavior in Japanese and U. S. Manufacturing -- 5. Is the Japanese Distribution System Really Inefficient? -- 6. The Japanese Distribution System and Access to the Japanese Market -- 7. The Japanese Financial System and the Cost of Capital -- 8. Japanese Finance in the 1980's: A Survey -- 9. Industrial Policy in Japan: A Political Economy View -- 10. U. S.-Japan Trade Negotiations: Paradigms Lost -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The realities of Japanese-U.S. trade and investment relations are clouded by mistrust, misinformation, and myth. In what way is the Japanese economic system different, and is it to be emulated or challenged? The contributors, from both the United States and Japan, explore Japanese trade patterns, market structure and trade, financial markets, and industrial and trade policy. Offering analysis of the issues,



Trade with Japan is a valuable resource for economists, policymakers, and the business community.