Japan's Politics and Economy (eBook, ePUB)

Perspectives on change
Redaktion: Söderberg, Marie; Nelson, Patricia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the processes of change taking place in Japan's politics and economy. The contributors look at a number of different areas including political leadership, the defence industry, security and diplomatic policy, peace building, official development assistance, the economic and business areas and education policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135181246
• Artikelnr.: 42982000

Autorenporträt

Marie Söderberg is Associate Professor at the European Institute of Japanese Studies at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Patricia A. Nelson is Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics, Seijo University and author of numerous articles on the political economy and business of Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Dynamics of Change Patricia A. Nelson and Marie Söderberg
2. Contending with Regional Uncertainty: Japan's Response to Contemporary
East Asian Security Challenges John Swenson-Wright 3. Balancing Between a
Hegemon and a Would-be Hegemon Paul Midford 4. Shifting Incentives for
Political Leadership Verena Blechinger-Talcott 5. The Construction of
Citizenship through Volunteering: The Case of Lifelong Learning Akihiro
Ogawa 6. Foreign Aid as a Tool for Peace Building: Is the Goal Security or
Poverty Reduction? Marie Söderberg 7. Peace Diplomacy by ODA: Rhetoric and
Reality Norbert Palanovics 8. The Changing Political Economy of Defence
Production: The Rise of a Military-Industrial Complex? Christopher W.
Hughes 9. Stability and the Status Quo: Changing Power Structures in the
Optics Industry Patricia A. Nelson 10. Sources and Processes of Change: The
Case of the Game Software Industry Cornelia Storz 11. Conclusion:
Perspectives on Change Marie Söderberg and Patricia A. Nelson