Comparing Post War Japanese and Finnish Economies and Societies

Abstract

Part 1: Introduction 1. Comparing Japanese and Finnish Economies and Societies - Longitudinal Perspectives, Jari Ojala, Yasushi Tanaka, Toshiaki Tamaki, and Jari Eloranta 2. Longitudinal Comparative Historical Analysis: Challenges and Possibilities, Pavel Osinsky and Jari Eloranta Part 2: Welfare Societies 3. Two Paths to Building a Welfare Society: The Development of Work and Family-related Policies in Post-War Finland and Japan, Maare Paloheimo, Kota Sugahara, Tadashi Fukui, and Merja Uotila 4.Higher Education Systems and Labour Market Outcomes in Japan and Finland, 1950 - 2010, Anu Ojala, Yasushi Tanaka and Olli Turunen 5. Military Spending in Japan and Finland: From Warfare to Welfare State, Jari Eloranta and Yasushi Tanaka Part 3: Macroeconomic Policies 6. Macroeconomic Thinking and Policymaking in Post-War Japan and Finland: The Role of Keynesian Macroeconomics, Toshiaki Tamaki and Timo Sarkka 7. Energy Supply and Regulation, Park Seung-Joon and Esa Ruuskanen 8. The Financial Crisis of the 1990s in Finland and Japan, Kari Heimonen, Shigeyoshi Miyagawa and Yoji Morita Part 4: Trade and Industry 9. Finnish-Japanese Trade Relations from Protectionism to Free Trade , 1919 - 2010, Juha Sahi and Kazuhiro Igawa 10. Growth of an Industry: A Comparison of Paper Industry in Japan and Finland, Pasi Sajasalo and Kazuhiro Igawa Part 5: Concluding Remarks 11. Concluding Thoughts on the Finnish-Japanese Comparison, Christopher Lloyd