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Forthcoming Japanese Economics Books

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  1. Waste and Recycling

    Theory and Empirics

    By Takayoshi Shinkuma, Shunsuke Managi

    Series: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics

    As "business as usual" has become the mantra of today's world, it's unlikely to see a decrease in hazardous waste generated from greater economic growth. Written by renowned experts, the book suggests a solution, supported by theoretical arguments to this waste problem. The book discusses how main...

    To Be Published June 29th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Global Politico-Economic Crises

    The Pragmatic Approach

    By Keiichiro Komatsu

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    The 1997 Asian Crisis and 9/11 were turning points for the world economy. The two events reminded the Western World of the dynamic impacts of globalisation and the increased uncertainty the world was facing. This book examines the threats to the world economy arising in the wake of the...

    To Be Published July 31st 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Development of Economics in Japan

    From the Inter-war Period to the 2000s

    Edited by Toichiro Asada

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This book covers the development of Economics in Japan from the inter-war period to the 2000s focusing on the international theoretical contributions of Japanese economists. The first focal point is the international contributions of Japanese economists before and after World War II. The second...

    To Be Published July 31st 2013 by Routledge

  4. Broadband Economics

    Lessons from Japan

    By Takanori Ida

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    Japan's high-speed Internet access services such as ADSL, CATV Internet and FTTH are considered the cheapest and fastest state-of-the-art services drawing international attention. In this book the author introduces the current status of broadband services in Japan and their recent development...

    To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge

  5. Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

    Edited by Jeff Kingston

    This book provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary compendium written by a number of leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Authors will share their insights while eschewing arcane debates within their field/subject that are of little relevance to...

    To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge

  6. Governing Insecurity in Japan

    The Domestic Discourse and Policy Response

    Edited by Wilhelm Vosse, Verena Blechinger-Talcott, Reinhard Drifte

    Series: Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge Series

    Since the end of the Cold War, Japan's security environment has changed significantly. While the United States is still Japan's most important security partner, the nature of the partnership has changed as a result of new demands from the United States, but also due to new challenges for Japan such...

    To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge

  7. The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism

    By Sebastien Lechevalier

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    This book provides the reader with a comprehensive analysis of the great "transformation" of Japanese capitalism from the heights of the 1980s, through the lost decades of the 1990s, to where we are today well into the 21st century. Based on the premise that Japanese capitalism has not changed...

    To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge

  8. State Building and Development

    Edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Takashi Shiraishi

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Why does a huge income gap still exist between developed and developing countries? On the surface, it reflects the difference in technology, the quality of human resources, and economic institutions, but at the deeper level it reflects the success and failure of state building conducive to economic...

    To Be Published January 29th 2014 by Routledge

  9. Japanese Consumer Creativity

    User Innovations, Role Playing and Consumer Communities

    Edited by Heung-Wah Wong, Miki Sugiura

    Series: Routledge Culture, Society, Business in East Asia Series

    This book explores how the process of adapting global products for local markets, a process in which consumers are increasingly involved, has become a rich source of product innovation. It examines a range of concepts, including product domestication and localisation, collaborative branding,...

    To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge

  10. Challenges for the Regulatory State in Asia

    Governance Change in Telecommunications, Higher Education and Health Management

    Edited by Martin Painter, Ka Ho Mok, M. Ramesh

    Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

    In the contemporary age of globalization, strong pressures exist on all states to utilise a common recipe of policy measures to meet public policy objectives: privatization, removal of barriers to trade and foreign investment, deregulation and re-regulation to strengthen competitive pressures. This...

    To Be Published April 29th 2014 by Routledge

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