. The Two Asian Growth Paths of Prosperity and Stagnation: India and Japan -- 9. India-Japan Cultural Distance on the … Mottainai Ethics -- 10. Economic Interdependence of Japan and China: An Understanding -- 11. The Korean Economy: Creating Space … between China and Japan -- 12. Economic Growth as a Cause of Environmental Degradation: The Australian Experience -- 13 …

. He received his PhD in history from the University of Washington, USA; was a Fulbright Fellow at Rikkyo University, Japan … Japan, where the pursuit of profit was considered beneath the dignity of the samurai elite. Seeking to overturn the Tokugawa …-stock corporations to Japan as institutions of economic development. As the entrepreneurial head of Tokyo’s Dai-Ichi Bank, he helped …

, perceptive and compelling fashion." - Danny Leipziger, George Washington University, USA “Michalopoulos’ chapter on the Greek … USAID and Deputy Secretary of the World Bank, USA This enlightening book offers a comprehensive historical analysis of the … the Johns Hopkins University, USA, since 2012. Following his retirement from the World Bank he has served as advisor to …