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GPI Brief no. 3 (March 2008)
| GPI Brief no.3 (March 2008) | Table of Contents and Abstracts |
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- "Policy Institutions" Research Note
The Sustainability of the U.S. External Debt and the Prospect of the Dollar Standard System.........2
Masaharu Takenaka (Director of Research and Chief Economist, Institute for International Monetary Affairs)
- Since the subprime loan crisis, which occurred in the midst of the financial and investment business models that had underlined the U.S. competitive edge, “the demise of the U.S. dollar” as a key currency, or even “the beginning of the end” of the U.S. economic and financial hegemony has been frequently discussed. While the article identifies some of the structural strengths of the U.S. dollar as a key currency, it argues that the U.S. economy or the currency is less likely to go down the road.
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- "Globalization and Public Policy" Research Note
Building a Sustainable Regional Development System in the Era of Globalization.........6
Kentaro Yoshida (GPI Fellow and Visiting Fellow, Office of the Japan Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
- Small and medium-sized enterprises, which play important roles in maintaining vitality and competitiveness in Japan’s regional economies as well as its national economy, have been under assault from globalization. The author discusses various challenges that regional economies face today in economic structure, public policy, and management strategies. The author argues about the importance of building a sustainable regional development system where industrial clusters adapt to changing circumstances in the global economy and continue to produce high value-added goods and create technical innovations.
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- "Policy Research" Note
Global Security and Policy Formation Process.........9
Mika Shimizu (GPI Co-Director)
- The article examines the policy formation process essential for global security, which tends to be disregarded at this point. It articulates the relations between global security and policy formation process by pointing out characteristics of global risks that are common to each global security issue and vital policy formation stages in crisis theory. Specifically, it provides significant factors for developing creative global security strategy from structural perspectives.
- Essay
Commitment for Young People in Japan and an Initiative.........11
Takahiro Suzuki (Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Public Policy, Chuo University, and Director-General, Think Tank 2005 Japan)
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