Japanese Responses to Globalization

GLENN D. HOOK is Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the Graduate School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests are in Japan's international relations. Recent publications include Militarization and Demilitarization in Contemporary Japan (Routledge, 1996), Japan's Contested Constitution: Documents and Analysis (Routledge, 2001), Japan's International Relations: Politics, Economics and Security (RoutledgeCurzon, 2005). Professor Hook is Chair of the Editorial Board of the Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business and Management

This is a cutting-edge analysis of Japanese responses to globalization by leading Japanese scholars. It adopts a three dimensional structure, linking issues of politics/security and economy/business, at internal and external levels. It is a valuable contribution to explicating the meaning of the consequences of Japan's globalization.This is a cutting-edge analysis of Japanese responses to globalization by leading Japanese scholars. It adopts a three dimensional structure, linking issues of politics/security and economy/business, at internal and external levels. It is a valuable contribution to explicating the meaning of the consequences of Japan's globalization.