Economic and policy lessons from Japan to developing countries

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Economic and policy lessons from Japan to developing countries

edited by Toshihisa Toyoda, Jun Nishikawa and Hiroshi Kan Sato

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Summary: "Written by fifteen leading academics from the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), this book undertakes a review of Japan's economic developmentover the last 150 years,and seeks to clarify Japanese priorities in domestic and foreign policy for the coming decades"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Macroeconomic policy with particular reference to rapid economic growth / Yasutami Shinomura
  • Industrial and trade policy / Hiroshi Osada
  • Land and infrastructure management / Tsuneaki Yoshida
  • Resource policy and domestic origins of foreign aid / Jin Sato
  • Income distribution and the standard of living / Hiroki Nogami
  • The Japanese experience and endogenous development / Hiroshi Kan Sato
  • Rural development : the role of rural livelihood improvement / Masami Mizuno
  • Educational development experience / Kazuo Kuroda
  • Public health policies and health services / Atusko Aoyama
  • Opening of the economy and structural reforms / Jun Nishikawa
  • Integration of global concerns into ODA / Kaoru Hayashi
  • The evolution of environmental policy / Hidefumi Imura
  • Disaster management and policy / Toshihisa Toyoda
  • Human security and the peace-building paradigm : a Japanese experience and perspective / Yasunobu Sato
  • NGO experiences / Yasuhiro Shigeta

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Written by fifteen leading academics from the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), this book undertakes a review of Japan's economic development over the last 150 years, and seeks to clarify Japanese priorities in domestic and foreign policy for the coming decades.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD Macroeconomic Policy with Particular Reference to Rapid Economic Growth Industrial and Trade Policy Land and Public Infrastructure Management Resource Policy and Domestic Origins of Foreign Aid Income Distribution and the Standard of Living PART II: HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT The Japanese Experience and Endogenous Development Rural Development: the Role of Rural Livelihood Improvement Educational Development Experience Public Health Policies and Health Services PART III: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Opening of the Economy and Structural Reforms Integration of Global Concerns into ODA The Evolution of Environmental Policy Disaster Management and Policy PART IV: NEW CONCERNS, NEW STAKEHOLDERS Human Security and Peace-Building Paradigm NGO Experiences

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