Dynamics of Japan’s Trade and Industrial Policy in the Post Rapid Growth Era (1980–2000)

Abstract

This book provides an in-depth examination of Japan’s policy responses to the economic challenges of the 1980s and ’90s. While MITI’s earlier role in promoting rapid growth has been addressed in other studies, this volume, based on official records and exhaustive interviews, is the first to examine the after- math of rapid growth and the evolution of MITI’s interpretation of the economy’s changing needs.The Mission of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) , Japan’s Industrial Structure: Forced to Change (1973–1982), The Global Responsibilities of an Economic Superpower (1981–1992), Long-Term Depression and Economic Structural Reform (1991–2000), Conclusion: The Emergence of a Twenty-First-Century Policy on the Economy and Industry