Japan's Managed Globalization: Adapting to the Twenty-first Century

by Ulrike Schaede and William W. Grimes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765609517
• ISBN13: 9780765609519
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.4"