Japan's Future and a New Meiji Transformation: International Reflections

ISBN-13: 9780367671020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 212 str.

Ken Coates; Kimie Hara; Carin Holroyd

Opis

Bringing together the work of sixteen international Japan specialists and scholars, this book analyses Japan’s culture and history. Comparing the current situation with the uncertainties of the late 19^th century, it investigates the possibility and desirability of a ‘New Meiji Transformation’ in Japan.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Japan’s future and a New Meiji transformation: International reflections  Part 1. Japan in a Changing World: Security, Economics and Politics  2. New Meiji’s economics and finance: Is Abenomics successful and sustainable? Most probably not  3. From Datsu A to development assistance as a way of reaching out to Asia  4. Japan’s "New Meiji" transformation through G7 and G20 governance  5. Japan’s emerging soft power in East Asia? Taiwan as a crucial case  6. Japan and security in East Asia: Finding connections with the West  7. Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Strategic adaptation, the Abe administration and extended deterrence in the face of uncertainty Part 2. Is There a Meiji Model for 21^st Century Japan?  8. Japan’s grand strategy: In defense of the liberal western pacific order  9. Learning from Okinawa’s geopolitical history: How easing the burden of the bases makes good geopolitical sense  10. Meiji inspired diplomacy and politics for Japan’s future  11. Effective leadership in Japan: The case of Shibusawa Eiichi  12. Uses of Meiji: Redefining history to repeat a success story  Part 3. Japan’s Strengths and Challenges: A Foundation for Re-innovation?  13. Japan and care in the community: Sharing evidence from policy experiments  14. Reviving Japan through internationalization of higher education: Is there a "New Meiji"?  15. Does rural Japan have a future?  16. Natural disasters and Japan  17. Planning for Japan’s 21^st century economy and society

O autorze

Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Kimie Hara is a Professor and the Renison Research Professor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo.

Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Marie Söderberg is a Professor and Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.