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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815169403321

Autore

Flath David

Titolo

The Japanese economy / / David Flath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-281-34624-1

9786611346249

0-19-151553-1

1-4294-2186-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1511 p.)

Disciplina

330.952/049

Soggetti

Japan Economic conditions 1989-

Japan Economic policy 1989-

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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