{"product_id":"japans-new-regional-reality-1","title":"Japan's New Regional Reality","description":"Since the mid-1990s, Japan’s regional economic strategy has transformed. Once characterized by bilateralism, informality, and neomercantilism, Japanese policy has shifted to a new liberal strategy emphasizing regional institution building and rule setting. As two major global powers, China and the United States, wrestle over economic advantages, Japan currently occupies a pivotal position capable of tipping the geoeconomic balance in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan’s New Regional Reality\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s geoeconomic strategy that reveals the country’s role in shaping regional economic order in the Asia-Pacific. Saori N. Katada explains Japanese foreign economic policy in light of both international and domestic dynamics. She points out the hurdles to implementing a state-led liberal strategy, detailing how domestic political and institutional changes have been much slower and stickier than the changing regional economics. Katada highlights state-market relations and shows how big businesses have responded to the country’s interventionist policies. The book covers a wide range of economic issues including trade, investment, finance, currency, and foreign aid. \u003ci\u003eJapan’s New Regional Reality\u003c\/i\u003e is a meticulously researched study of the dynamics that have contributed to economic and political realities in the Asia-Pacific today, with significant implications for future regional trends.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219856511320,"sku":"9780231190732","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780231190732_4d711981-582c-4e12-b356-38c69d9fa965.jpg?v=1770186613","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/japans-new-regional-reality-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}