The Political Economy Of Japanese Globalisation

Author : Harukiyo Hasegawa,Glenn D. Hook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134571024

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The Political Economy of Japanese Globalisation by Harukiyo Hasegawa,Glenn D. Hook Pdf

The Political Economy of Japanese Globalisation reveals the key dimensions of Japanese globalisation today by analysing both its inward and outward manifestations. This is the first book to examine fully the issue of globalisation in relation to Japan. Organised in three parts, The Political Economy of Japanese Globalisation reveals the meanings and implications of the study of Japan's globalization in the context of on-going debates about globalisation in general. The book demonstrates how, despite the passing of the 'Japanese model', Japan can still provide significant insights into the meaning of this phenomenon. The first part of the book examines globalization in politics and international relations: Japan's particular position in globalization; its recent role in the East Asian political economy; and the relative identities of Japan and Europe. Part two looks at the economy and business at the heart of Japanese globalization: Japan's globalization in Asia as part of oriental capitalism; its recent financial reforms; the US globalization in Japan; Japan's impact on Germany and the meaning of 'Japanization' and 'globalization'. The third part of the book assesses the social issues in Japan in the context of globalization, highlighting the positive political impact of globalization seen in the way externally generated pressures have brought into focus 'universal' values, such as citizenship, human rights and democracy. Providing a clear analysis of the political economy of Japanese globalization in one volume, The Political Economy of Japanese Globalization is a major resource for postgraduates and researchers in Japanese studies, Asian studies, international relations, international political economy, as well as for all those dealing with Japan professionally.

Author : Glenn D. Hook,Harukiyo Hasegawa
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415232869

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The Political Economy of Japanese Globalization by Glenn D. Hook,Harukiyo Hasegawa Pdf

This work aims to reveal the key dimensions of Japanese globalization by analyzing both its inward and outward manifestations. Organized in three parts, it examines the meanings and implications of the study of Japan's globalization in the context of on-going debates about globalization in general.

Author : Arne Holzhausen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662112854

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Can Japan Globalize? by Arne Holzhausen Pdf

Japan's deepest recession since the Second World War has come to an end in 2000. Yet, the task of reforming Japan is far from completed. The current political drift has brought deregulation to a premature end putting the still vulnerable recovery at risk. What structural changes have already taken place? What important reforms have to be undertaken in the future? The contributions of the book shed light on the transitional path of the Japanese system amid rapid globalization. Can Japan Globalize? covers a broad range of areas from macro- and micro-economic structures to political and social relations.

Author : Ulrike Schaede,William W. Grimes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317466888

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Japan's Managed Globalization by Ulrike Schaede,William W. Grimes Pdf

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 private institutions (such as keiretsu or trade associations) to make strategies of insulation much less rigid and uniform. As a result of the "permeable insulation," Japan's response to the global and domestic challenges of the 1990s is neither one of full acceptance nor rejection of global standards and practices. Instead, the basic scheme is one of pragmatic utilization of new rules and circumstances to continue industrial policies of promotion or protection in a new post-developmental era. By bringing together in-depth case studies of eight critical issue areas, this book looks at Japan's responses to globalization and move toward "permeable insulation." Part 1 introduces the reader to the concept of "permeable insulation" and provides a detailed review of past practices and changes in policy. Part 2 deals with international trade issues, Japan's compliance with and resistance to global trade rules, and the domestic interests visible in Japan's compliance. Part 3 focuses on domestic measures and policies that Japanese firms have used to adapt to the changes, within Japan and abroad, triggered by globalization and liberalization.

Author : Kent E. Calder
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781503602946

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Circles of Compensation by Kent E. Calder Pdf

Japan grew explosively and consistently for more than a century, from the Meiji Restoration until the collapse of the economic bubble in the early 1990s. Since then, it has been unable to restart its economic engine and respond to globalization. How could the same political–economic system produce such strongly contrasting outcomes? This book identifies the crucial variables as classic Japanese forms of socio-political organization: the "circles of compensation." These cooperative groupings of economic, political, and bureaucratic interests dictate corporate and individual responses to such critical issues as investment and innovation; at the micro level, they explain why individuals can be decidedly cautious on their own, yet prone to risk-taking as a collective. Kent E. Calder examines how these circles operate in seven concrete areas, from food supply to consumer electronics, and deals in special detail with the influence of Japan's changing financial system. The result is a comprehensive overview of Japan's circles of compensation as they stand today, and a road map for broadening them in the future.

Author : Motoshi Suzuki
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782544784

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Globalization and the Politics of Institutional Reform in Japan by Motoshi Suzuki Pdf

Globalization and the Politics of Institutional Reform in Japan illuminates Japan’s contemporary and historical struggle to adjust policy and the institutional architecture of government to an evolving global order. This focused and scholarly study identifies that key to this difficulty is a structural tendency towards central political command, which reduces the country’s capacity to follow a more subtle allocation of authority that ensures political leadership remains robust and non-dictatorial. Thus, Motoshi Suzuki argues that it is essential for a globalizing state to incorporate opposition parties and transgovernmental networks into policy-making processes. Providing an in-depth analysis of the theories of institutional change, this book introduces readers to a wealth of perspectives and counterarguments concerning analysis of political decision-making and policy adjustment on both the national and international scale. Placing Japanese policy reform in the global context and relating policy reform to leadership’s political strategies, the author gives a detailed chronological and analytical overview of Japan’s challenging institutional, political and bureaucratic transformations since the Meiji Restoration of the late nineteenth century. Analysis of globalization and policy reform in a non-liberal state, and the relationship between politicians and bureaucrats from an international perspective is included. For those interested in historical and contemporary Japanese politics from a theoretical perspective, particularly the implications of globalization and the politician–bureaucrat relationship, this is an indispensable resource.

Author : T. Inoguchi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780333985557

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Global Change by T. Inoguchi Pdf

This book examines global change from a dialectical perspective. Looking at global change in terms of unipolarisation in international security, globalisation in the world economy, and democratisation in global governance, the volume provides a refreshingly Japanese angle on addressing complex interplays between the social forces underlying these themes. The book is indispensable reading for undergraduate and graduate students or IR theory, international security, international political economy, and global governance, as well as American and Japanese foreign policy.

Author : Carin Holroyd,Ken Coates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136706233

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Japan in the Age of Globalization by Carin Holroyd,Ken Coates Pdf

The multiple and diverse forces of globalization have, indeed, affected Japan significantly over the past decades. But so, it must be said, has Japan influenced a variety of critical global developments - globalization is not a one-way street, particularly for a nation as economically influential and technologically advanced as Japan. The chapters in this collection examine the impact of globalization on Japan and the impact of Japan on the forces of globalization from the various disciplinary perspectives of business, the economy, politics, technology, culture and society. They also explain the manner in which the nation has responded to the economic and cultural liberalization that has been such a profound force for change around the globe. This comprehensive collected works brings the latest research to bear on this important subject and provides evidence of the long history of global influences on Japan – and Japanese impacts on the rest of the world. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, Japanese Studies, and Asian Studies.

Author : Aurelia George Mulgan,Masayoshi Honma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137414564

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The Political Economy of Japanese Trade Policy by Aurelia George Mulgan,Masayoshi Honma Pdf

This study provides up-to-date coverage of the most important domestic and external political and economic influences on Japanese trade policy, as well as the evolutionary dynamics of that policy in the post-war period.

Author : Gordon C. K. Cheung
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822031576853

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The Political Economy of Japan by Gordon C. K. Cheung Pdf

Author : Chris Alden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351752633

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Japan and South Africa in a Globalising World by Chris Alden Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. From its position as one of Africa's major investors, and a top provider of development assistance, Tokyo's quiet diplomacy is having a growing impact on African affairs. This book illuminates the challenges facing the prospective partnership, and deconstructs the international political economy of this relationship. Furthermore, through a series of comparative studies, it explores the relevance of the content of the East Asian experience of South Africa and the continent as a whole. Features include: - an innovative study of the international political economy of an increasingly important relationship between Asia and Africa - an original analysis of the comparative dimensions of East Asia and Southern Africa's respective experiences in development - contextualizes the South African and Japanese experiences within the contemporary globalization debate The book is suitable for students and courses in international relations, development studies and comparative politics, as well as African and Asian studies.

Author : Kent Calder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798887190013

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Circles of Compensation by Kent Calder Pdf

This book identifies the crucial variables as classic Japanese forms of socio-political organization: the "circles of compensation." These cooperative groupings of economic, political, and bureaucratic interests dictate corporate and individual responses to such critical issues as investment and innovation; at the micro level, they explain why individuals can be decidedly cautious on their own, yet prone to risk-taking as a collective. Kent E. Calder examines how these circles operate in seven concrete areas, from food supply to consumer electronics, and deals in special detail with the influence of Japan's changing financial system. The result is a comprehensive overview of Japan's circles of compensation as they stand today, and a road map for broadening them in the future.

Author : S Javed Maswood
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813107250

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International Political Economy and Globalization by S Javed Maswood Pdf

The second edition of International Political Economy and Globalization is completely revised and updated to include new material on trade, monetary, and environmental issues. It provides a comprehensive treatment of major developments in the global economy and is suitable for adoption as a primer in undergraduate courses in international political economy. The author takes a stand that is supportive of globalization in principle, while acknowledging that there are many areas of inequity that disadvantage developing countries. This is explored in chapters that deal with trade, debt crises, and the environment. Students will find that the material is presented in a readable format that does not presuppose prior familiarity with economics.

Author : Glenn d. Hook,Harukiyo Hasegawa
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 140399871X

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Japanese Responses to Globalization by Glenn d. Hook,Harukiyo Hasegawa Pdf

No one can doubt the need for us to better understand the Japanese response to globalization, given the country's increasingly important role in politics/security and economy/business. This is a timely and cutting-edge analysis and evaluation of Japanese responses to globalization by leading Japanese scholars. It consists of a three dimensional structure which links issues of politics/security and economy/business, at both internal and external levels, thus shedding light on Japan's globalization in its totality. It is a valuable contribution to explicating the meaning of the positive and negative consequences of Japan's globalization over the long term.

Author : T. J. Pempel
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Economic history
ISBN : 9780801485299

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Regime Shift by T. J. Pempel Pdf

Pempel contrasts the political economy of Japan during two decades: the 1960s ̧when the nation e¡perienced conservative political dominance and high growth ̧and the early 1990s ̧when the "bubble economy" collapsed and electoral politics changed. The different dynamics of the two periods indicate a regime shift in which the present political economy deviates profoundly from earlier forms. This shift has involved a transformation in socioeconomic alliances ̧political and economic institutions ̧and public policy profile ̧rendering Japanese politics far less predictable than in the past. Pempel weighs the Japanese case against comparative data from the USA ̧Great Britain ̧Sweden and Italy ̧to show how unusual Japan's political economy had been in the 1960s. The te¡t suggests that Japan's present troubles are deeply rooted in the economy's earlier success.