Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-341) and index.
Contents
An economy in transition -- The economy in the twentieth century -- Japan as number three : long-term productivity problems -- Investment -- Basic research and science -- International capital flows -- The long-run behavior of the yen -- Japan's foreign direct investment in the United States -- Foreign direct investment in Japan -- U.S.-Japan relations viewed through events data -- Structural change and adaptation -- Deregulation in aviation -- Is Japan an outlier? -- America's images of Japan -- Revisionism revisited -- Long-term prospects.