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 CIS NO: 90-J842-18
 TITLE: Japan's Economic Challenge.
 SOURCE: Committee on Economic. Joint
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: xxxiv+498 p. il.
 DATE: Oct. 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.Ec7:J27/16
 ITEM NO: 1000-B; 1000-C             PUB NO: S.Prt.101-121
 LC CARD NO: 90-602744               MC ENTRY NO: 91-6220

 Compilation of study papers prepared at the Committee's request, edited by
 Richard K. Nanto (CRS), examining Japan's economic performance and its
 challenge to the U.S. economy. Includes an overview (p. VII-XXXIV) and the
 following papers:
 a. Elwell, Craig (CRS), "Recent Trends and Outlook for the Japanese
     Economy" (p. 1-11).
 b. Takagi, Shinji (Univ of Osaka), "Framework of Monetary Policy in Japan"
     (p. 12-26).
 c. Takagi, Shinji (Univ of Osaka), "Outline of Public Finance in Japan"
     (p. 27-45).
 d. Genther, Phyllis A. (Commerce Dept), "Japanese Government-Business
     Relations" (p. 47-62).
 e. Smitka, Michael J. (Washington and Lee Univ), "Business-Business
     Relations: Auto Parts Sourcing in Japan" (p. 63-71).
 f. Nanto, Richard K. (CRS), "Japan's Industrial Groups, the Keiretsu" (p.
     72-88).
 g. Yamada, Tetsuji (et al.), "Productivity of Japanese Manufacturing
     Industries and Their Market Competition" (p. 89-101).
 h. Ostrom, Douglas (Japan Economic Inst), "Cost of Capital in Japan and
     the U.S." (p. 103-115).
 i. Cargill, Thomas F. (Univ of Nev), "Financial Reform, Inflation, and
     Monetary Policy in Japan: Lessons for U.S. Policy" (p. 116-135).
 j. Jackson, James K. (CRS), "Foreign Access to Japan's Capital Markets"
     (p. 136-153).
 k. Cho, Sung Yoon (LC); and Johnson, Constance A. (LC), "Japan's
     Foreign Investment Laws and the T. Boone Pickens Case" (p. 154-173).
 l. Rosenbluth, Frances M. (Univ of Calif), "Foreign Pressure and the
     Liberalization of Japan's Financial Markets" (p. 174-187).
 m. Jackson, James K. (CRS), "Japan's Financial Stake in the U.S.: How
     Stable Is It?" (p. 188-208).
 n. Christelow, Dorothy B., "Japan-U.S. Joint Manufacturing Ventures" (p.
     209-222).
 o. Morrison, Wayne M. (CRS), "Japan's Changing Population Structure:
     Projections and Implications" (p. 223-228).
 p. Clark, Robert L. (NC State Univ), "Social Security Systems in Japan"
     (p. 229-239).
 q. Evans, Robert, Jr. (Brandeis Univ), "Japanese Labor Market" (p.
     240-254).
 r. Hill, M. Anne (Queens Coll), "Women in the Japanese Labor Force" (p.
     255-266).
 s. Mosk, Carl (Univ of Victoria), "Recent Decline of Unionization in
     Postwar Japan: A Comparative Appraisal" (p. 267-273).
 t. Harris, Martha C. (Natl Research Council), "Asymmetries and Potential
     Complementarities: Scientific and Technological Relations Between Japan
     and the U.S." (p. 275-288).
 u. Uyehara, Cecil H. (Uyehara Intl Assocs), "Appraising Japanese Science
     and Technology" (p. 289-307).
 v. Flynn, David M. (Hofstra Univ), "Science Policy in Japan and the U.S.
     As It Affects Scientific and Economic Development" (p. 308-319).
 w. Knezo, Genevieve J. (CRS), "Japan's Basic Research: Evolution from
     "Manufacturer' to "Laboratory' for the World" (p. 320-337).
 x. Miller, Alan S. (Univ of Md); and Moore, Curtis (Univ of Md),
     "Japan and the Global Environment: Problem Solver or Problem Maker?"
     (p. 338-351).
 y. Niksch, Larry A. (CRS), "Defense Policy" (p. 353-370).
 z. Kaufman, Richard F. (Jt Economic Committee), "Japanese Defense Sector
     in Perspective" (p. 371-385).
 aa. Vogel, Steven K. (Univ of Calif), "Japan's Defense Industry" (p.
     386-396).
 bb. Nowels, Larry Q. (CRS), "Japan's Foreign Aid Program: Adjusting to
     the Role of the World's Leading Donor" (p. 397- 410).
 cc. Ahearn, Raymond J. (CRS), "Market Opening in Japan: Challenges for
     U.S. Policy" (p. 411-423).
 dd. Cooper, William H. (CRS), "U.S.-Japanese Economic Relations in the
     1980s and the Challenges That Lie Ahead" (p. 424-436).
 ee. Wolff, Alan W., "U.S. Trade Friction with Japan" (p. 437-442).
 ff. Marks, Stephen V. (Pomona Coll), "Analysis of Japan's 1990
     Import-Expansion Measures" (p. 443-454).
 gg. Vogt, Donna U. (CRS), "Opening of Japanese Markets to Agricultural
     Imports" (p. 455-469).
 hh. Aliber, Robert Z. (Univ of Chicago), "Capital Flows and Trade
     Imbalances: The U.S.-Japanese Interactions" (p. 470-483).
 ii. Cronin, Richard P. (CRS), "Japan Dominated Asia-Pacific Region?"
     (p. 484-498).
 Includes tables and graphs throughout.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japan economic performance and challenge to US economy,
     study papers compilation
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): NANTO, RICHARD K.;
     CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE; JAPAN (Economic performance and
     challenge to US economy, study papers compilation); TAKAGI, SHINJI
     ("Framework of Monetary Policy in Japan"; "Outline of Public Finance in
     Japan"); JACKSON, JAMES K. ("Foreign Access to Japan's Capital
     Markets"; "Japan's Financial Stake in the U.S.: How Stable Is It?");
     ECONOMIC.POLICY; ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS;
     FOREIGN.CORPORATIONS; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN COUNTRIES-GENERAL;
     STATISTICAL DATA: BANKING, FINANCE, AND INSURANCE; MONETARY POLICY
     ("Framework of Monetary Policy in Japan"; "Financial Reform, Inflation,
     and Monetary Policy in Japan: Lessons for U.S. Policy"); FINANCE
     ("Outline of Public Finance in Japan"); GOVERNMENT.AND.BUSINESS;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.COMMERCE ("Japanese Government-Business Relations");
     AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ("Business-Business Relations:
     Auto Parts Sourcing in Japan"); INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY ("Productivity
     of Japanese Manufacturing Industries and Their Market Competition");
     COMPETITION; CAPITAL FORMATION; JAPAN ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ("Cost of
     Capital in Japan and the U.S."); INFLATION ("Financial Reform,
     Inflation, and Monetary Policy in Japan: Lessons for U.S. Policy");
     FOREIGN.INVESTMENTS; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ("Japan's Foreign Investment
     Laws and the T. Boone Pickens Case"); PICKENS, T. BOONE, JR. ("Japan's
     Foreign Investment Laws and the T. Boone Pickens Case"); FOREIGN.LAWS
     ("Japan's Foreign Investment Laws and the T. Boone Pickens Case");
     PROJECTIONS ("Japan's Changing Population Structure: Projections and
     Implications"); POPULATION ("Japan's Changing Population Structure:
     Projections and Implications"); SOCIAL SECURITY ("Social Security
     Systems in Japan"); MANPOWER ("Japanese Labor Market"; "Women in the
     Japanese Labor Force"); WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT ("Women in the Japanese
     Labor Force"); LABOR UNIONS ("Recent Decline of Unionization in
     Postwar Japan: A Comparative Appraisal");
     INTERNATIONAL.COOPERATION.IN.SCIENCE ("Asymmetries and Potential
     Complementarities: Scientific and Technological Relations Between Japan
     and the U.S."); SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
     ("Asymmetries and Potential Complementarities: Scientific and
     Technological Relations Between Japan and the U.S."); UYEHARA
     INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES ("Appraising Japanese Science and
     Technology"); RESEARCH ("Japan's Basic Research: Evolution from
     "Manufacturer' to "Laboratory' for the World");
     ENVIRONMENTAL.POLLUTION.AND.CONTROL ("Japan and the Global
     Environment: Problem Solver or Problem Maker?"); SECURITY (Japan def
     policy and industries, study papers compilation); DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
     (Japan def policy and industries, study papers compilation);
     FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE ("Japan's Foreign Aid Program: Adjusting to the
     Role of the World's Leading Donor"); FOREIGN.TRADE; IMPORT
     RESTRICTIONS; FOREIGN.TRADE.PROMOTION ("Analysis of Japan's 1990
     Import-Expansion Measures"); AGRICULTURE IN FOREIGN TRADE ("Opening of
     Japanese Markets to Agricultural Imports"); BALANCE OF TRADE ("Capital
     Flows and Trade Imbalances: The U.S.-Japanese Interactions"); PACIFIC
     OCEAN AREA ("Japan Dominated Asia-Pacific Region?"); ASIA ("Japan
     Dominated Asia-Pacific Region?")