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

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.

Table of Contents

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