In this candid book, Japan's former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wholesale structural reform to revitalize the long-stagnant Japanese econ

This innovative volume will be an excellent resource for political scientists specialized in political economy and industrial relations, labour economists and s

In the late 1980s, Japan's strong economic performance put it on a the verge of becoming a major player in regional and global affairs. But nearly a decade of e

Explores the politics and economics of the Abe government and evaluates major policies, such as Abenomics policy reforms.

Criticism of current Japanese macroeconomic and financial policies is so wide spread that the reasons for it are assumed to be self-evident. In this volume, Ada