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Postwar Japanese Economy

Lessons of Economic Growth and the Bubble Economy

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Authors:
  1. Mitsuhiko Iyoda

    1. Osaka, Japan

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  • Gives the reader an overview of the Japanese economy during the entire postwar period

  • Uses statistical tables and charts to illustrate current and historical economic issues

  • Addresses the problems of the bubble economy and proposes solutions with emphasis on quality of life

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 1-14

  3. Historical Changes of the Japanese Economy

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 15-25

  4. Recovery Period (Reforms, Social and Political Changes, and Economic Policy)

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 27-35

  5. Rapid Economic Growth

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 37-48

  6. Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Positive Effects

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 49-56

  7. Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Negative Effects or Distortions

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 57-67

  8. Bubble Economy and Its Generation

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 69-79

  9. Bursting the Bubble and Its Consequences

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 81-93

  10. Toward a Welfare-Oriented Society: Some Lessons from Rapid Economic Growth and the Bubble Economy

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 95-107

  11. Income and Asset Distribution, and the Relative Share

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 109-120

  12. Households and Pension

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 121-130

  13. Toward the Quality of Life in the Mature Society (Summary and Lessons)

    • Mitsuhiko Iyoda
    Pages 131-140

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 141-157
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About this book

Since the end of World War II, the Japanese economy has seen rapid changes and remarkable progress. It has also experienced a bubble economy and period of prolonged stagnation. The book seeks to address three major questions: What kind of changes have taken place in the postwar years? In what sense has there been progress? What lessons can be drawn from the experiences? The book is organized as follows: It begins with an overview of the postwar Japanese economy, using data to highlight historical changes. The four major economic issues in the postwar Japanese economy (economic restoration, rapid economic growth, the bubble economy and current topics) are addressed, with particular focus on the meaning of economic growth and the bubble economy. The next chapters examine the important economic issues for Japan related to a welfare-oriented society, including income distribution, asset distribution, and the relative share of income. Another chapter deals with the household structure of Japan, the pension issue, and the importance of the effect of demographic change on income distribution. The final chapter gives a brief summary, examines quality of life as a lesson of this research, and briefly outlines a proposal for a basic design towards achieving a high satisfaction level society. This book will be of interest to economists, economic historians and political scientists and would be useful as a text for any course on the Japanese economy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Osaka, Japan

    Mitsuhiko Iyoda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Postwar Japanese Economy

  • Book Subtitle: Lessons of Economic Growth and the Bubble Economy

  • Authors: Mitsuhiko Iyoda

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6332-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6331-4Published: 17 August 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9465-3Published: 20 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6332-1Published: 05 August 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 157

  • Topics: International Economics, Economic Policy, History, general

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