Schaede (U. of California, San Diego) examines the economic growth of Japan from 2002 to 2008, noting how business reform and lean management principles fostered the longest period of uninterrupted fi
The Japanese government is becoming less involved in shaping industrial policy--but what does this imply for the openness of Japanese markets to foreign competition? In an extensive study of 'post-de
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