Title Comparing Post-War Japanese and Finnish Economies and Societies : Longitudinal perspectives / edited by Yasushi Tanaka, Toshiaki Tamaki, Jari Ojala, and Jari Eloranta

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in the modern world economy Routledge studies in the modern world economy. Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Contributors; PART I Introduction; 1 Comparing Japanese and Finnish economies and societies: longitudinal perspectives; 2 Longitudinal comparative historical analysis: challenges and possibilities; PART II Welfare societies; 3 Two paths to building a welfare society: the development of work- and family-related policies in post-war Finland and Japan; 4 Higher education systems and labour market outcomes in Japan and Finland, 1950-2010; 5 Military spending in Japan and Finland: from warfare to welfare state PART III Macroeconomic policies6 Macroeconomic thinking and policymaking in post-war Japan and Finland: the role of Keynesian macroeconomics; 7 Energy supply and regulation; 8 The financial crisis of the 1990s in Finland and Japan; PART IV Trade and industry; 9 Finnish-Japanese trade relations from protectionism to free trade, 1919-2010; 10 Growth of an industry: a comparison of paper industry in Japan and Finland; PART V Concluding remarks; 11 Concluding thoughts on the Finnish-Japanese comparison; Bibliography; Index Summary This book compares two countries with striking parallels in economic and political outcomes, yet with some distinct features in terms of institutional structures, relative size, and culture. Therefore, this book forms a fruitful platform for the study of the similarities and differences in the economic and societal development of Japan and Finland. Despite their geographic distance from one another and the aforementioned differences, both countries experienced rather similar economic and societal development patterns after the Second World War. The study of these societies both individually an Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference. Economic history Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT Finland -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Japan -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Finland -- Social conditions -- 20th century Japan -- Social conditions -- 20th century Finland -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048391 Japan -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069551 Finland -- Economic conditions -- 1918- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048367 Subject Finland Japan Form Electronic book Author Tanaka, Yasushi, editor Tamaki, Toshiaki, 1964- editor. Ojala, Jari, editor Eloranta, Jari, editor ISBN 9781317597636 131759763X 9781315746203 1315746204 9781317597612 1317597613 9781317597629 1317597621 0415656206 9780415656207

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