Books in the Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy series

Japan experienced a remarkable growth in international finance, through a series of liberalization measures in the 1980s. However, her position in the global financial system is still limited, as the reserve currency share of yen illustrates.

This volume explains the salient features of the Japanese labour market. Using long run official government statistical evidence, it is argued that what is peculiar to Japan is the integration of segmented labour markets.

Economic progress requires technological development, which in turn depends on a country's social capacity to acquire, assimilate, and develop new technologies.

This book researches banking structure in developing Japan and gives insight into how Japan's banks have become embroiled in recent financial crisis.

Economic progress requires technological development, which in turn depends on a country's social capacity to acquire, assimilate, and develop new technologies.

Wage determination is studied here in an international perspective, using a common theoretical framework and statistical method through the individual-country chapters to reveal similarities and differences between Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and several countries in Asia.

This volume explains the salient features of the Japanese labour market. Using long run official government statistical evidence, it is argued that what is peculiar to Japan is the integration of segmented labour markets.

The book examines the effect of various public policies on economic performance in Japan. Various public policies include tax policy, regulation, macroeconomic policy, labour policy and some others.

'...a tightly argued and excellent book.' - William D. Wray, Journal of Japanese Studies How did Japan, despite her lack of natural resources, become the world's leading iron and steel producing country? This book examines how the collaboration between government and industry created this economic miracle.

The stock market which valued the low profitability Japanese companies highly enabled them to provide 'better and cheaper' manufactured goods in the export markets, leading resource poor Japan to a leading exporter and economic and financial superpower.

A challenge to superficial and mistaken assumptions about Japan's top management among foreign businessmen, such as Japanese management's supposed long-term outlook, slow decision-making, and strong desire for new technologies.

This book illuminates the characteristics of the Japanese economy comprehensively and analyses how and why they have been changing. Following the overview chapter, the book covers such areas as the Japanese firm, the labour market, consumption and saving patterns, financial markets, macroeconomic policies and international economic relations.