All Articles tagged japan

• Review Essays
  January 18, 2021 CDT
  The End of the Abe Administration–The End of Abenomics? Books on Past and Present in the Japanese Political Economy
  Jason Morgan

  Jason Morgan reviews several recent books on political economy in Japan, including the "coronavirus interruption" and other problems affecting Japan's economic development.

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• Book Reviews
  May 20, 2020 CDT
  Book Review: “Ribatarianizumu: Amerika wo yurugasu jiyūshijōshugi (Libertarianism: The Ultrafreedomism Shaking Up America)”
  Jason Morgan

  Jason Morgan reviews Yashushi Watanabe's introduction to libertarianism, a book published only in Japanese that is being well-received by Japanese young people.

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• Book Reviews
  December 31, 2019 CDT
  Book Review: The Origin of the Prolonged Economic Stagnation in Contemporary Japan: The Factitious Deflation and Meltdown of the Japanese Firm as an Entity
  Jason Morgan

  Jason Morgan reviews Masayuki Otaki's book on Japanese economic stagnation. While Otaki appropriately criticizes stimulus spending, he inexplicably attributes Japanese stagnation to the failure to follow Keynes.

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• Book Reviews
  June 17, 2019 CDT
  Book Review: Confucian Capitalism: Shibusawa Eiichi, Business Ethics, and Economic Development in Meiji Japan
  Jason Morgan

  Jason Morgan reviews John Sagers' book on Shibusawa Eiichi, often called the "father of Japanese capitalism." Was Shibusawa truly a capitalist, or just a "crony capitalist"?

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