Overview

Each volume in the Regional Handbooks of Economic Development series examines key issues affecting the economic growth of the region. The series is designed to help the general reader understand a variety of complex factors -- social, political and economic -- that will bear on a region's economic growth. The Handbooks begin with two to three chapters that situate a region's economic conditions and initiatives within an historical and political context. There follow some 20 chapter-length essays, each prepared by a recognised expert in the field, analysing such factors as population, natural resources, foreign trade, banking and financial structure, as well as the role of multinational corporations, the labour situation and distribution of wealth within the region. Each volume closes with a series of appendices that include a detailed chronology of events in the region; a glossary of terms; biographical entries on key personalities; an annotated bibliography of further reading; and an index.

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Author:   Patrick Heenan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.790kg
ISBN:  

9781579580551

ISBN 10:   1579580556
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   01 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: History and Context; 1: The Japanese Economy Since 1945; 2: The Political System: Stability and Change; 2: Political Economy; 3: The Economic Role of the Government; 4: Sources and Uses of Energy; 5: Agriculture and Fisheries; 6: The Production Revolution in Manufacturing; 7: Marketing, Distribution, and Other Service Industries; 8: The Financial System; 9: The Role of Trade in Japan's Re-emergence; 10: Corporate Structures and the Dual Economy; 3: Society and Culture; 11: Diversity in Japanese Society; 12: Urban and Regional Development; 13: The Postwar Transformation of the Labor Force; 14: The Education System; 4: International Relations; 15: Japan's Relationship with the United States; 16: Japan and Europe; 17: Japan and China; 18: Japan and East Asia; 19: Japan and the World: From Bilateralism to Multilateralism

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'This well-designed book would be ideal for anyone interested in Japan and the Japanese social and economic scene. Its 300-plus pages are ideal for the shelves in large reference collections and in college and university libraries.' Reference Reviews

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