Japan's New Regional Reality : : Geoeconomic Strategy in the Asia-Pacific / / Saori N. Katada.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Katada, Saori N.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Contemporary Asia in the World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures and Tables --; Japanese Terms --; Acknowledgments --; Acronyms --; Introduction --; CHAPTER I. Japan’s Regional Geoeconomic Strategy --; CHAPTER II. Foreign Economic Policy, Domestic Institutions, and Regional Governance --; CHAPTER III. Geoeconomics of the Asia- Pacific --; CHAPTER IV. Transformation in the Japanese Political Economy --; CHAPTER V. Trade and Investment --; CHAPTER VI. Money and Finance --; CHAPTER VII. Development and Foreign Aid --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231549080; 9783110649826; 9783110710977; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704594; 9783110704723
• DOI: 10.7312/kata19072
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Saori N. Katada.

Since the mid-1990s, Japan’s regional economic strategy has transformed. Once characterized by bilateralism, informality, and neomercantilism, Japanese policy has shifted to a new liberal strategy emphasizing regional institution building and rule setting. As two major global powers, China and the United States, wrestle over economic advantages, Japan currently occupies a pivotal position capable of tipping the geoeconomic balance in the region.Japan’s New Regional Reality offers a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s geoeconomic strategy that reveals the country’s role in shaping regional economic order in the Asia-Pacific. Saori N. Katada explains Japanese foreign economic policy in light of both international and domestic dynamics. She points out the hurdles to implementing a state-led liberal strategy, detailing how domestic political and institutional changes have been much slower and stickier than the changing regional economics. Katada highlights state-market relations and shows how big businesses have responded to the country’s interventionist policies. The book covers a wide range of economic issues including trade, investment, finance, currency, and foreign aid. Japan’s New Regional Reality is a meticulously researched study of the dynamics that have contributed to economic and political realities in the Asia-Pacific today, with significant implications for future regional trends.