The Foundation of Japanese Power: Continuities, Changes, Challenges / Edition 1

by William R. Nester

Overview

Recent events in Tianamen Square have made such books abruptly important, though in some aspects outdated. This one examines reforms in higher education from before the republic to March 1988, and focuses on educational and economic relations with groups outside China, and the effect the reforms may

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873327558
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/1990
Pages:	418
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

William R. Nester Lecturer in Far East Politics School of Oriental and African Studies University of London

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I Japan’s Development ‘Miracles’; Chapter 1 The Governing Triad: Models of Development and Policy-making; Chapter 2 The Political Economic Culture; Chapter 3 The Political ‘Miracle’; Chapter 4 The Economic ‘Miracle’; Chapter 5 The Corporate ‘Miracle’; Part II Japanese Policy-makers; Chapter 6 Bureaucracy; Chapter 7 Liberal Democratic Party; Chapter 8 Corporate World; Chapter 9 Political Auxiliaries; Part III Japan’s Neo-Mercantilist Policies; Chapter 10 Macroeconomic Policies; Chapter 11 Industrial Policy; Chapter 12 Foreign Policy; Part IV Japan and the World into the Twenty-First century: Nationalism or Internationalism?; Chapter 13 Psycho-Social Internationalism or Nationalism?; Chapter 14 Economic Internationalization or Nationalism?;

Editorial Reviews

In a crowded field (i.e. the analysis of the Japanese success) Nester (political science, St. John's U.) takes one of the sharpest looks at the domestic basis of Japanese power--in particular the ability of Japan's bureaucratic, political, and economic leadership to create rational policies geared to continually expanding Japan's wealth, power, and prestige. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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