1. The Path to Economic Power -- Objectives of This Book -- The Evolution of the Japanese Economy -- The Evolution of U.S.-Japan … -- The Inadequacy of the Trade Balance Measure -- 3. The Action Program and Ongoing U.S.-Japan Trade Conflicts -- The 1981 …–1984 Japanese Market Opening ‘Packages’ -- The Spring 1985 U.S.-Japan Trade Developments -- Reasons For The Action Program -- Prime …

on the world's economies, including those of China, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, and others. First appearing … Asian century : reality or hype? -- Japan's sun may be rising : a different cure for economic stagnation -- China and India …

The contributors to this book, from the US and Japan, explore the main issues involved in the international trade …, foreign direct investment, and macro/financial relations of the United States and Japan and provide guidance to policymakers … for measures to help overcome Japan's economic stagnation since the early 1990s. The book is divided into three parts …