This textbook offers an accessible guide to the Japanese economy. Japan developed from a defeated country following World War II into a dominant economic power in the 1980s. But much to the surprise of the World, the country collapsed into a persistently troubled economic reality beginning in the 1990s. This textbook provides students with an understanding of how the Japanese economy works, while exploring the way in which economic reasoning can be employed to analyse the specifics of any economy.
Featuring suggestions for further reading, end of chapter study questions, and a collection of key terms, The Japanese Economy is an essential textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the Japanese economy or East Asian economies more generally.