Power, Economics, And Security: The United States And Japan In Focus (Pew Studies in Economics and Security)

In This Timely Study, International Scholars Provide An In-depth Exploration Of The Forces Shaping The Balance Of Power In The International Political Arena. The Contributors Examine The Changing Relationship Between Economic, Military, And Political Bases Of Power As They Define National Security. Also Detailed Are U.s. Hegemony And Its Subsequent Decline As Well As The Rise Of Japan As A World Economic Power. The Capacity Of Japan To Play A Leading Role Is Examined As It, Too, Tries To Adjust To A Changed World. Economic Effects On National And International Security. An Intellectual Remembrance Of Klaus Knorr / Richard Betts, Michael Doyle, And G. John Ikenberry -- Economics And National Security / David A. Baldwin And Helen V. Milner -- The Economic Dimension Of International Security / Robert Gilpin -- The Determinants Of Military Power / Klaus Knorr -- The Changing Relationship Between Economics And National Security / Aaron L. Friedberg -- Legitimacy And Power : The Waning Of U.s. And Soviet Hegemony / G. John Ikenberry And Charles A. Kupchan -- Standard Operating Procedures : Debt Policymaking And U.s. National Security / Charles Lipson -- Japan And The United States In The Global Economy. Can Japan Lead? The New Internationalism And The Burdens Of History / Kenneth B. Pyle -- Japan's Search For A World Role / Masaru Tamamoto -- Japan In The Emerging Global Political Economy / Kent E. Calder -- Structural Transformation In The U.s.-japanese Economic Relationship / Tsuyoshi Kawasaki. (cont.) Burden-sharing Under U.s. Leadership : The Case Of Quota Increases Of The Imf Since The 1970s / Yoshiko Kojo. Edited By Henry Bienen. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume is dedicated to the memory of Klaus E. Knorr. Thisis fitting for a number of reasons. The collaborative work herewas done under the auspices of the Center of International Studiesat Princeton University, which Klaus Knorr directed from 1961until 1968. The concerns of this book are to analyze the relationshipsamong economic and military power and national security; to explorethe ways economic power and economic decline relate to internationalhegemony; and to examine our understanding of concepts such aspower, security, and burden-sharing. These concerns ranked highon Klaus Knorr's research agenda during his productive and fruitfullife. In this study, international scholars provide an in-depth exploration of the forces shaping the balance of power in the international political arena. The contributors examine the changing relationships among economic, military, and political bases of power as they define national security. U.S. hegemony and its subsequent decline as well as the rise of Japan as a world economic power are detailed. This book analyzes the relationships among economic and military power and national security and explores the ways economic power and economic decline relate to international hegemony. It is intended to examine our understanding of concepts such as power, security, and burden-sharing. An exploration of the forces shaping the balance of power in the international political arena. The book also examines the changing relationship between economic, military and political bases of power as they define national security.