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H-JAPAN March 24, 2006 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:54:29 +0900 From: Tom Blackwood <blackwood@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Subject: SSJ34 is now available online I apologize for cross-postings. I am pleased to announce that the March, 2006 issue of Social Science Japan is now available online. The .pdf file of this and past issues can be downloaded by following the links at <http://newslet.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/> http://newslet.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/. The theme of SSJ 34 is "Beyond the 'Lost Decade': The Lessons of Economic Crisis and the Koizumi Reforms," and the Introduction and Contents are below: Introduction One year ago, in the March, 2005 issue of Social Science Japan (No. 31), we introduced some of the findings of Shaken's institute-wide joint research project on 1990s' Japan: "The Lost Decade?" In this issue of Social Science Japan we continue with that theme, as well as announce and celebrate the publication of our two volume series, " 'Ushinawareta 10 Nen' wo Koete" (Beyond the 'Lost Decade') (University of Tokyo Press), based on the results of that project. In SSJ 34, five of the contributors to the series, including Shaken's Professors Kikkawa Takeo, Gregory Noble, Sato Iwao, and Matsumura Toshihiro, as well as Professor Kitamura Wataru of Osaka City University, offer glimpses into some of their findings and conclusions from their research on the "Lost Decade." As we showed in SSJ 31, these reports confirm that far from being "lost," the 1990s witnessed many important economic, social, and political changes in Japan, as well as set the stage for further important changes in the 21st century. Further information about this series can be found at: <http://project.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/book.htm> http://project.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/book.htm (in Japanese). We end this issue with a Research Report by Ishiguro Kuniko, a visiting scholar here at the Institute of Social Science. Contents of SSJ 34 Beyond the 'Lost Decade': The Lessons of Economic Crisis and the Koizumi Reforms Beyond the "Lost Decade"-- Kikkawa Takeo Koizumi and Neo-liberal Economic Reform-- Gregory Noble The Japanese Judicial System in Transition: One Aspect of the 'Lost Decade'-- Sato Iwao Regulatory Reform in the 'Lost Decade'-- Matsumura Toshihiro The Foundations of the "Trinity" of Local Government Finance Reform-- Kitamura Wataru Research Report Generating Equal Employment Opportunities for Female Managers: Balancing Work and Life in 21st Century Japan-- Ishiguro Kuniko As always, if you are not a current subscriber, but would like to receive Social Science Japan by airmail, please email us at <mailto:ssjinfo@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp> ssjinfo@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp, with the words "SSJ subscription" in the subject box, for a free subscription. Tom Blackwood Managing Editor Social Science Japan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can manage your H-Japan subscription at H-Net Subscription Management Page without requiring the use of LISTSERV commands by email. Change of address operations, digest requests and temporary mail suspensions can be handles by using this page. The link to this page is: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/lists/manage.cgi
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