Global Change: A Japanese Perspective

by T. Inoguchi

Overview

This book examines global change from a dialectical perspective. Looking at global change in terms of unipolarisation in international security, globalisation in the world economy, and democratisation in global governance, the volume provides a refreshingly Japanese angle on addressing complex interplays between the social forces underlying these themes. The book is indispensable reading for undergraduate and graduate students or IR theory, international security, international political economy, and global governance, as well as American and Japanese foreign policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349404292
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2001
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Takashi Inoguchi, a Ph.D. at M.I.T., Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, now President of the University of Niigata Prefecture, is a prolific author, editor, coeditor of books and articles on political theory, comparative politics and international relations. Amongst the latest of which are American Democracy Promotion (Oxford University Press, 2000), Reinventing the Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Political Cultures in Asia and Europe (Routledge, 2006), The Uses of Institutions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Citizens and the State (Routledge, 2009), Globalization, the State and Public Opinion (Routledge, 2009), Japanese Politics Today (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), The US-Japan Security Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). He is director of the AsiaBarometer project since 2002 and the Founding editors of two journals, Japanese Journal of Political Science (Cambridge University Press) and International Relations

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: A DIALECTICAL APPROACH Global Change The End of the Cold War International Security The End of Geography The End of History PART II: JAPAN ADRIFT The End of the Cold War: The U.S.-Japanese Alliances The End of Geography The End of History Agendas for Japanese Foreign Policy PART III: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE International Security The World Economy Domestic Governance Towards the Third Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

An examination of the role of Japan within the context of political, economic, and military global realities. Supportive of the continuing growth of the global financial and trade institutions and agreements, Inoguchi (political science, U. of Tokyo) has three major concerns for the growth of liberal market regimes. The resolution of ambivalence between the United States's short-term military primacy and its concern for long-term economic and technological decline must be resolved, he argues. Similarly the contradictions between the total deregulation and globalization of economic activity and regional and other forces attempting to oppose the current tide are of concern. Finally, the social instability caused by economic liberalization is a concern. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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