This book combines the work of 18 international scholars in the first comprehensive study of contemporary regional shrinkage under Japan's national depopulation. The contributions have been arranged thematically, and interspersed throughout the book are tables, charts, diagrams and photographs...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: National Economies in Globalization -- Part I: Neoliberal Model: The Case of the United States -- Chapter 3: Globalization and the U.S. National Economy -- Chapter 4: Recent Transformation of the U.S. Economy -- Part II: Statist Coordination Capitalism: The...