An Ocean Apart: Explaining Three Decades of U.S.-Japanese Trade Frictions - Hardcover

Stephen D. Cohen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275956865 ISBN 13: 9780275956868

Publisher: Praeger (UK), 1998

Synopsis

Closing a critical gap in the literature examining the strained relationship between the U.S. and Japan, this book synthesizes the economic, political, historical, and cultural factors that have led these two nations, both practitioners of capitalism, along quite different paths in search of different goals. Taking an objective, multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that there is no single explanation for Japan's domestic economic or foreign trade successes. Rather, his analysis points to a systemic mismatch that has been misdiagnosed and treated with inadequate corrective measures. This systemic mismatch in the corporate strategy, economic policies, and attitudes of the U.S. and Japan created and is perpetuating three decades of bilateral economic frictions and disequilibria.

As long as both the U.S. and Japan deal more with symptoms than causes, bilateral problems will persist. This book's unique analysis will encourage a better understanding on both sides of the Pacific of what has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen if corporate executives and policymakers in the two countries do not better realize the extent of their differences and adopt better corrective measures.

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About the Author

STEPHEN D. COHEN is Professor of International Relations at the American University's School of International Service in Washington, D.C. His earlier books include The Making of U.S. International Economic Policy: Principles, Problems, and Proposals for Reform (4th ed., Praeger, 1994) and Fundamentals of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy: Economics, Politics, Laws, and Issues (1996).

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275956865
• ISBN 13: 9780275956868
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272