This study indicates that the agricultural production of Japan from 1873 to 1922 was higher than official records … indicate, and that this higher rate of Japanese production was partially responsible for the swift economic growth of Japan …

"As we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Partnership, the essays in this book remind us, and … amplify the ASEAN-Japan relations. The complexities of this relationship, including the external influences which have … ASEAN-Japan ties. The intricacy and spread of ASEAN-Japan cooperation mechanisms are also well highlighted in this book …

Japan has become the world's second largest economy and the number one exporter of financial capital. Tokyo has taken … these developments on both Japan and the world capital markets. …

Japan's place in the contemporary economic world -- The nineteenth-century transformation of the Japanese economy … privatization of Japan's public corporations -- Is Japan different? implications for economic growth -- Economic prospects for Japan …

chapter 1 Introduction and summary of the book -- chapter 2 The economic growth record in Japan -- chapter 3 The … challenges to Japanese economic growth -- chapter 4 The IT/E-business revolution and globalization: Implications of the New … Economy for Japan -- chapter 5 IT and productivity growth: Theoretical and empirical framework -- chapter 6 The East Asian …