IFO Institute for Economic Research, Sakura Institute ofResearch, Ja

A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and German Economic Success

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The aim of this book is to evaluate accurately economic development mechanism and to extract valuable lessons from a comparison of the economic development of Japan and that of Germany. The book covers an extensive range of economic issues: (1) macro-economic factors: capital, labor, technology; (2) macro-economic policies: financial, monetary, industrial; (3) external shocks to both economies: oil crises, exchange rate fluctuations, environmental problems; (4) development processes of major industries: steel, chemicals, and automobiles. The analyses with this systematic and comprehensive approach provide useful insights for the general reader as well as guidelines for developing countries and for Eastern European countries in transition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Japan / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-4-431-65867-2
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 825g
• ISBN-13: 9784431658672
• ISBN-10: 443165867X
• Artikelnr.: 37480306

Inhaltsangabe

I Background of Japanese and German Economies.- 1. Historical and Cultural Background.- 2. Immediate Post-war Situation.- II Economic Development after World War II.- 3. Phases of Economic Development.- 4. Political and Social Systems.- 5. Factors of Production: Capital.- 6. Factors of Production: Labour.- 7. Factors of Production: Technology.- III Economic and Social Policies and Corporate Systems.- 8. Fiscal and Monetary Policies.- 9. Competition Policy.- 10. Trade and Capital Transaction Policies.- 11. Industrial Policy.- 12. Social Policy.- 13. Corporate Systems.- IV Challenges and Responses towards Important External Shocks.- 14. Oil Shocks.- 15. Exchange Rate Changes.- 16. Environmental Problems.- V Development in Selected Industrial Sectors.- 17. Chemical Industry.- 18. Steel Industry.- 19. Machine Tool Industry.- 20. Automobile Industry.- 21. Consumer Electronics Industry.- Epilogue.