Japan's new economy : continuity and change in the twenty-first century / ed. by Magnus Blomstrom.....

Pt. I. Macroeconomic changes in Japan. Historical, structural, and macroeconomic perspectives on the Japanese economic crisis / David E. Weinstein -- Population, labor force, saving, and Japan's future / Andrew Mason and Naohiro Ogawa -- Will Japan's current account turn to deficit? / F. Gerard Adams and Byron Gangnes -- Japan's public pension system in the twenty-first century / Charles Yuji Horioka -- Japanese labor markets : can we expect significant change? / Marcus Rebick -- Pt. II. The regulatory regime and industrial restructuring in Japan. Central banking, financial, and regulatory change in Japan / Thomas F. Cargill-- Japan's big bang and the transformation of financial markets / Takatoshi Itoand Michael Melvin -- Has Japan specialized in the wrong industries? / Edward N. Wolff -- The sogo shosha : finding a new role? / آrjan Sj{u00A4}berg and Marie S{u00A4}derberg -- Regulatory reform in Japan : the road ahead / Sumner La Croix and James Mak -- Pt. III. Foreign direct investment, trade, and regional integrati