Pacific Cooperation from the Japanese and the German Viewpoint

It is hardly possible to overrate the Pacific Basin in its economic and political importance. Currently, it is one of the economic regions with the highest dynamic growth throughout the world. Economically this region is sometimes considered to be the future centre of the world econom- often with reference to well-known authors such as Arnold Toynbee and Herman Kahn who predicted the inevitable approach of a Pacific century. The economic development of the Pacific Basin has proceeded far already following Japan's ascent into the position of an economic superpower. Considering the concentration of East and South-East Asian dynamic developing countries the Pacific Basin has meanwhile developed into a regional centre of economic activities. Furthermore the ambitions and in terests of three nuclear powers - the USA, the Soviet Union and China - collide in this region. Obviously these countries increasingly perceive and take into account the political and strategic importance of this region.

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9th German-Japanese Seminar on Economics and Social Sciences. Held at Tokyo, September 24-27, 1987

Inhalt
Germany and Japan in the International Economy: The Meaning of Growth and Structural Change in the Pacific Region from a German and European Point of View.- How Can Japan Contribute Financially to the Asian-Pacific Countries? A Summary.- Trade and Foreign Exchange Markets Development Trends Between the USA, Asia, and Europe.- The International Position and Role of the Japanese Economy.- International Financial Markets in the Relations Among America, Asia, and Europe.- International Monetary-Financial System and Economic Cooperation in Pacific Basin Countries.- Regional Cooperation and Free World Trade.- Pacific Manufactured Trade and Japan's Contributions.- Employment of Local Labor and Labor Relations in Connection with German Direct Investment in the Asian-Pacific-Region.- Japanese Direct Investment in Automobile Manufacturing in North-America: A Perspective from Humanware Technology.- The Japanese and German Positions in International Economic Policy Similarities and Differences.- List of Contributors.