Description
Book SynopsisAn analysis of the importance of international development policy to national economic and strategic security. Its analysis of Japanese and German international co-operation policy reveals that each state's policy has been shaped by markedly different domestic political agendas.
Trade ReviewHow did Germany and Japan find their niche in the world after World War II and during the cold war era? How have these two countries managed to utilize their economic might to promote their national interests while helping maintain the postwar international order and disperse fears among neighboring countries that they might become dominating powers once again? Kozo Kato's The Web of Power provides lucid answers to these questions. * The Journal of Japanese Studies *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Interdependence Contexts between Regionalism and Globalism Chapter 2 International Interdependency: Global-Scope versus Regional Embeddedness Chapter 3 Domestic Interdependency: Information-Rich versus Corporatist Institutions Chapter 4 Development Cooperation Policies in Japan and Germany after the War Chapter 5 Conclusion
