Contents

pp v-vi

Preface

pp vii-viii

List of contributors

pp ix-x

1 - Introduction

pp 1-8

Part I - Reaganomic repercussions

pp 9-10

2 - The good, the bad, and the unexpected: lessons from American economic policy

pp 11-37

3 - Macroeconomic policy during the Reagan years: 1981–1985

pp 38-66

4 - Repercussions of grand experiments in U.S. economic policy

pp 67-106

Part II - Is there life beyond the trade imbalance?

pp 107-108

5 - U.S. economic prospects and policy options: impact on Japan–U.S. relations

pp 109-136

6 - Major microeconomic adjustments ahead

pp 137-162

Part III - Japan's response

pp 163-164

7 - The U.S.–Japan trade imbalance: causes and consequences from the Japanese perspective

pp 165-194

Index

pp 195-200