All Posts Tagged With: "Japanese economy"
The Americanization of Japan
Norman Barry (norman.barry@buckingham.ac.uk) is a professor of social and political theory at the University of Buckingham, UK, the country’s only private university. Although it was an up-and-down 2006 for the Japanese economy, there have been signs of an emergence from its long recession. Unlike previous recoveries that proved short-lived, this one shows every indication of [...]
1May2007 | Norman Barry | 4 comments | ContinuedFree Trade and Flexible Markets
Christopher Mayer, a commercial loan officer, is studying for his MBA at the University of Maryland. International trade plays a critical and often overlooked role in the prosperity of the world’s economy. Imprudence on the part of governments can stifle growth and trigger painful unnecessary contractions. The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930 was a major cause [...]
1Apr2000 | Christopher Mayer | 0 comments | ContinuedLibertarianism in Japan
David Boaz is executive vice president of the Cato Institute. This is adapted from the preface for the Japanese edition of his book Libertarianism: A Primer. The publication of a primer on libertarianism in Japan is another sign of two heartening developments: the continuing process of the world’s people being drawn closer together, and the [...]
1Jan1999 | David Boaz | 0 comments | Continued-
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