1st Edition

Japan and Protection The Growth of Protectionist Sentiment and the Japanese Response

By Syed Javed Maswood Copyright 1989
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

In the 1980s, the extent of Japanese export penetration into other Western economies, particularly the USA, became a matter of international concern. There were demands for Japan to reciprocate on imports, for the Japanese market to be 'opened up' and, by some people, for sanctions or a trade war if the Japanese did not respond. This book, first published in 1989, examines the growth of... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Political Realism and International Regimes  3. The Postwar Liberal International Economic Order  4. The US-Japan Auto Dispute  5. Trade Imbalance and Import Promotion  6. Industrial Restructuring and Demand Expansion  7. Japan and Asia-Pacific  8. Conclusion

Biography

Syed Javed Maswood