This book deals with the major problems that Japan and East Asian countries have faced during the turbulent years of their reconstruction and development from 1945 to the present time. The Development Report of the World Bank 1993 on the same subject was given the subtitle East Asian Miracle. I have never thought, however, that the impressive achievement of East Asian development was a miracle in any sense. Indeed, as this book tries to show, Japanese and Asian development has been the fruit of the sweat, tears, and blood of all East Asian nations. The efforts and sacrifices involved in the process of their development after World War II are no less than those during the war itself. One should not overlook the fact that almost all the peoples of East Asia have achieved not just economic development but indeed new nation-building after hundreds of years of coloni al submission. It is my assertion in this book that even economists' analyses of Asian development should pay attention to not only the logos but also the pathos of develop ment in this last half of twentieth century. Ever since I became the director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University in 1969, I have written extensively in English as well as in Japanese on the various problems arising in the Japanese and other Asian economies. Front Matter....Pages ii-xv Political Economy of Japanese and Asian Development....Pages 1-15 The Challenge of the Rising Sun....Pages 17-24 The Pattern and Process of Asian Economic Development....Pages 25-72 Japanese Savings, Growth and Housing....Pages 73-95 Japanese Entrepreneurship in the Early Stage of Development....Pages 96-102 Japan and East Asia....Pages 103-113 US- Japan Economic Problems....Pages 114-125 Policies for Economic Development....Pages 126-145 Japanese Style Management in Japan and Asia....Pages 146-158 Moving Up the Market....Pages 159-178 The Political Economy of Policy-Making....Pages 179-201 Debt Problems and Asian Perspectives....Pages 202-220 Regional Integration in Asia-Pacific....Pages 221-233 East Asia in the Twenty First Century....Pages 234-251 Back Matter....Pages 253-275 "During the past 30 years, Shinichi Ichimura has written extensively on the development of the political economies of Japan and other Asian nations. Having served on a number of Japanese government committees and as advisor to Asian governments, he has been well placed to observe the patterns, processes, and policies of development. This volume presents for the first time a collection of Ichimura's outspoken opinions and policy recommendations based on his ongoing research and long experience in the field. The book provides a valuable resource for students and general readers alike with an interest in developmental economics, economic policy analysis, and Asian area studies."--Jacket Recoge:Política económica de Japón y desarrollo asiático; Modelo y proceso de dasarrollo económico en Asia; Ahorro, crecimiento y vivienda en Japón; Políticas para el desarrollo económico
