MITI and the Japanese Miracle
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MITI and the Japanese Miracle is a seminal study of Japan’s postwar economic development that argues the country’s rapid growth was driven by a powerful, interventionist bureaucracy centered in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
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Target entity: MITI and the Japanese Miracle Context triple: [Chalmers Johnson, notableWork, MITI and the Japanese Miracle]
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Kishida Vision: A New Form of Capitalism
"Kishida Vision: A New Form of Capitalism" is a policy blueprint by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that outlines his economic agenda to balance growth with wealth redistribution and address social inequality in Japan.
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Lost Decades of Japan
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Economic Planning Agency of Japan
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Nihon Retto Kaizo Ron (Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago)
Nihon Retto Kaizo Ron (Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago) is a 1972 political and economic manifesto by Kakuei Tanaka outlining ambitious plans for Japan’s regional development and infrastructure modernization.
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Abenomics
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: MITI and the Japanese Miracle Target entity description: MITI and the Japanese Miracle is a seminal study of Japan’s postwar economic development that argues the country’s rapid growth was driven by a powerful, interventionist bureaucracy centered in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
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A.
Kishida Vision: A New Form of Capitalism
"Kishida Vision: A New Form of Capitalism" is a policy blueprint by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that outlines his economic agenda to balance growth with wealth redistribution and address social inequality in Japan.
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B.
Lost Decades of Japan
The Lost Decades of Japan refer to a prolonged period of economic stagnation, deflation, and slow growth following the early 1990s asset price bubble collapse.
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C.
Economic Planning Agency of Japan
The Economic Planning Agency of Japan was a former government body responsible for formulating national economic policy and long-term economic plans before its functions were absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
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D.
Nihon Retto Kaizo Ron (Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago)
Nihon Retto Kaizo Ron (Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago) is a 1972 political and economic manifesto by Kakuei Tanaka outlining ambitious plans for Japan’s regional development and infrastructure modernization.
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E.
Abenomics
Abenomics is the economic policy program launched by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, centered on aggressive monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms to revive Japan’s economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ study of Japan’s postwar economic development ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Japanese studies
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economics ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| analyzesInstitution |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Japan)
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surface form:
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
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| analyzesPolicy |
export promotion
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industrial targeting ⓘ technology policy ⓘ |
| analyzesPolicyTool |
administrative guidance
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control of credit allocation ⓘ trade protection and liberalization sequencing ⓘ |
| author | Chalmers Johnson ⓘ |
| centralArgument |
Japan’s rapid postwar growth was driven by a powerful interventionist bureaucracy
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MITI and the Japanese Miracle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the Ministry of International Trade and Industry played a leading role in Japan’s economic miracle
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examinesRelationshipWith |
Japanese business groups
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Japanese private sector ⓘ zaibatsu and keiretsu ⓘ |
| field |
comparative politics
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economic history ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ post-World War II era ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
MITI and the Japanese Miracle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925–1975
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| hasReputation |
classic study of the developmental state
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seminal work on Japan’s postwar economic development ⓘ |
| influenced |
studies of East Asian industrialization
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theory of the developmental state ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | developmental state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Stanford University Press ⓘ |
| setIn | Japan ⓘ |
| subject |
Japanese economic development
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
bureaucracy in Japan ⓘ industrial policy ⓘ Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
postwar Japan
state-led development ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1925–1975 ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on Japanese politics and economy
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courses on comparative political economy ⓘ courses on political economy of East Asia ⓘ |
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