Peak Japan - The End of Great Ambitions (Hardcover)

The post-Cold War era has been difficult for Japan. A country once heralded for evolving a superior form of capitalism and seemingly ready to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy lost its way in the early 1990s. The bursting of the bubble in 1991 ushered in a period of political and economic uncertainty that has lasted for over two decades. There were hopes that the triple catastrophe of March 11, 2011-a massive earthquake, tsunami, and accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant-would break Japan out of its torpor and spur the country to embrace change that would restart the growth and optimism of the go-go years. But several years later, Japan is still waiting for needed transformation, and Brad Glosserman concludes that the fact that even disaster has not spurred radical enough reform reveals something about Japan's political system and Japanese society. Glosserman explains why Japan has not and will not change, concluding that Japanese horizons are shrinking and that the Japanese public has given up the bold ambitions of previous generations and its current leadership. This is a critical insight into contemporary Japan and one that should shape our thinking about this vital country.

General

Imprint:	Georgetown University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Brad Glosserman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	263
ISBN-13:	978-1-62616-668-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	1-62616-668-4
Barcode:	9781626166684

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