Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- PART ONE Lectures from Fall 1993 -- 1. Bilateral Relations under New Administrations in Japan and the U.S. (September 23, 1993) -- 2. Trade Negotiations and Agreements: A Trend toward Further Liberalization (October 18, 1993) -- 3. International...

By 1981, Japan achieved both internal and external equilibrium; exports and imports roughly balanced at sixteen percent of the gross national product. However, within the country, there was concern that the growth in the government, accompanied by raising budget deficits, would make it...