Sun Also Sets
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812918169 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The U.S. Bill Emmott offers a compelling portrait of modern Japan, and shows why, contrary to currect projections, the Japanese will not retain economic preeminence. harbors increasing unease--and outright hostility--about Japan's newfound wealth and growing technological dominance. Advertising in The Wall Street Journal.
Until 2006 he was editor in chief of The Economist, where his thirteen-year tenure was marked by many awards. BILL EMMOTT is a writer, speaker and consultant on global affairs, with an expertise in Asia. He is the author of six previous books and writes regularly for several international publications. . He lives
Nearly Nubile said Dated, but alarmingly relevant even to modern-day Japan. Seeing that this title was first published in 1989 you'd have thought it to be a victim of obsocelence (and you should perhaps consider taking a look at "Japanophobia" anyway -- essentially a newer edition of this book) but it is alarming how little has changed in modern day Japan from the days Em
The book provides an antidote to the Japan-bashers. He shows that Japan's economic power derives from an enormous capital surplus amassed through a high savings rate (16% compared to U.S. These surpluses have peaked and will disappear over the next decade, argues Emmot, because "Japan is becoming a nation of consumers, of pleasure-seekers, of importers, of investors, and of speculators." In the meantime, the fall of the dollar is helping to bring America's trade deficit down. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. . The surplus has financed Japanese industrial expansion abroad but has driven the Tokyo real estate and stock markets sky high, perhaps dangerously so. 3%-5%) and an excess of exports over imports. Author tour. Economist , here offers one of the most sensible books on the Japanes