Culture and Economics in the Global Community (Transformation and Innovation)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Prologue......Page 22
Methodology for Sustainable Development......Page 32
Vested Interests and the Challenges Ahead......Page 33
The Classical Paradigm Re-Examined......Page 34
The Keynesian Framework Re-Examined......Page 36
Major Ideas for Development in the New Perspective......Page 38
Perroux, Sen and Myrdal for Human Development......Page 41
An Alternative Approach and Core Ideas......Page 42
Organization of This Book......Page 43
PART 1 Unsustainable Modern Expansion......Page 46
1 Introductory Remarks on the Contemporary World......Page 48
Values, Philosophies and Concepts......Page 51
Evolution Hypothesis and Social Progress......Page 53
The Impending Credibility Trap......Page 55
Concluding Remarks: An Alternative Course......Page 57
The Credibility Trap and Cultural Implications......Page 58
The Credibility Trap and Underdevelopment......Page 59
Lack of Mutual Trust and Reliability......Page 61
Concluding Remarks......Page 63
Hasty and Half-Boiled Modernization......Page 64
Post-War Negation of Japan’s Culture......Page 66
Statistical Indications of Social Lethargy......Page 67
Loss of Social Vitality......Page 70
Concluding Remarks......Page 71
The Rise of Communist China and the Cultural Revolution......Page 72
Open-Door Policy and Raw Capitalism......Page 73
Disparity and the Predicament of the Farming Majority......Page 74
Concluding Remarks: China as a Microcosm of the World......Page 76
Market Failure Broadly Defined and Interpreted......Page 78
Economic Globalization and Market Failure......Page 80
Allocation Failure and Human Resources......Page 81
Concluding Remarks......Page 82
A Framework for Classified World Prototypes......Page 84
Market Fundamentalism versus Holistic Culture......Page 86
World of Sound Cultures versus World of Big Market......Page 87
Concluding Remarks......Page 88
Predicaments under Market Fundamentalism......Page 90
Interactions of Conflicting Interests......Page 92
In Search of a Viable World......Page 94
Concluding Remarks......Page 95
PART 2 Theoretical Framework and Ramifications......Page 96
Sustainable Development......Page 98
Holistic Society-Specific Culture......Page 100
Market Fundamentalism and the Big Market......Page 101
Cultures, Market and the Contemporary Human Mindset......Page 102
Culture of Peace......Page 103
Global Humanity......Page 104
New Enlightenment......Page 105
Circles of Expanding Interactions......Page 108
Simplified Systemic Interactions......Page 109
Essentials of Developmental Interactions......Page 111
Essential Strategies for Sustainable Development......Page 112
Concluding Remarks......Page 115
Politico-Legal Environment......Page 116
Value Premises/Assumptions for the Theoretical Framework......Page 119
Optimal Development Path and Balanced Development......Page 121
Own Invisible Hands and Classical Invisible Hand......Page 122
Demand-Supply Consistency......Page 123
Descriptive Process of Development......Page 124
Concluding Remarks......Page 125
Lead-Lag Assumption......Page 128
Optimal Development Path-Based Dynamic Theory of Interest......Page 130
Special Features of the Optimal Development Path......Page 133
Concluding Remarks......Page 134
Imperialist Paths versus Optimal Development Paths......Page 136
Keynesian and Collectivist Policies versus Optimal Development Paths......Page 137
The Japanese Misguided Path versus the Optimal Development Path......Page 138
Concluding Remarks......Page 140
Thought-Frame Enhancement for Value Renewal......Page 142
Own Invisible Hands and Sustainable Development......Page 144
Thought-Frame Enhancement and Maturation Process......Page 146
Concluding Remarks......Page 147
The Sunny-Side Proposition and Extra-Profit Rate......Page 148
The Paradigm Shift and Sustainable Development......Page 150
The Paradigm Shift and Income Distribution......Page 152
Concluding Remarks......Page 153
PART 3 Cultures and Comprehensive Human Development......Page 154
Distorted Creativity in the Contemporary World......Page 156
Harmonious Integration of Opposite Values......Page 157
Sound Creativity and Human Development......Page 158
Concluding Remarks......Page 159
Culturally Distorted Contemporary World......Page 160
Diagrammatical Definition of Sound Culture......Page 162
The Seventeen Article Constitution......Page 163
The Overarching Wisdom Complex......Page 164
The Sound Communal Value System......Page 165
Concluding Remarks......Page 166
Human Development and Modern Rationality......Page 168
Modern Civilization and Cultural Diversity......Page 170
Human Development and New Enlightenment......Page 171
Concluding Remarks......Page 173
Globalization and Important Issues......Page 174
Framework for Multilateral Value Enhancement......Page 176
The Schematized Flow in Human Development......Page 177
New Educational Direction......Page 179
Concrete Educational Innovations......Page 180
Concluding Remarks......Page 182
Innovative Education and Holistic Cultures......Page 184
Modern Education and Personality......Page 185
Market Fundamentalism and Personal Maturation......Page 186
Concluding Remarks......Page 187
PART 4 Methodology for Sustainability......Page 190
Strategic Environment and Cultures......Page 192
Four Functional Approaches......Page 193
Concluding Remarks: Concerted Approach......Page 196
Balanced Socioeconomic Development......Page 198
Theoretical Explanation of Balanced Development......Page 199
Optimal Development Path and Worldwide Social Cost......Page 200
The Global Optimal Development Path and the Analogical World......Page 201
Concluding Remarks......Page 202
The Main Wheel: Human Will and Spirit......Page 204
Global Value-Added Tax......Page 205
Appropriate Use of the Tax Revenue......Page 207
Diagrammatic Explanation of Global Fiscal Policy......Page 208
Global Governance Systems for Sustainability......Page 209
Concluding Remarks......Page 212
Employment, Cultures and Market......Page 214
Employment: Culture versus Market......Page 215
Economic Globalization and Employment......Page 216
Market-Centered Employment......Page 217
Culture-Enhancing Employment......Page 220
Concluding Remarks......Page 222
Backgrounds and Assumptions......Page 224
Economic Discipline and Sustainable Development......Page 225
An Alternative Theory of International Trade......Page 226
Trade as an Interaction for Mutual Maturation......Page 228
Trade as Multimedia Communication......Page 229
Concluding Remarks......Page 231
The Transient Over-Riding the Permanent......Page 234
The Overall Relationship Illustrated......Page 235
Worldwide Campaign for Sustainability......Page 236
Society-Specific Campaign for Sustainability......Page 237
Concluding Remarks......Page 238
PART 5 Harmonious and Integral Development......Page 240
Modern Democracy and Insular Japan......Page 242
“Insularized” Planet Earth......Page 244
New Democracy on the Insular Planet......Page 245
Concluding Remarks......Page 246
Full Life, Good Health and a Meaningful Career......Page 248
Toward Positive Socioeconomic Policy......Page 250
Policy for the Society of Longevity......Page 251
Society of Longevity and Sustainable Development......Page 253
Concluding Remarks......Page 254
Integral Value Development......Page 256
Social Value System and Societal Viability......Page 258
Theory-Pertinent Policy Implications......Page 259
Concluding Remarks......Page 260
Mutual Relationship of Global Issues......Page 262
Relations between Cultures and Global Issues......Page 264
Strategies for the Paradigm Shift......Page 266
Concluding Remarks......Page 269
The Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Development......Page 270
Mutually Supportive Global Issues......Page 271
Diagrammatic Explanation of Virtuous Circles......Page 272
Concluding Remarks......Page 274
Epilogue......Page 276
Theoretical Appendices......Page 288
Bibliography......Page 320
Index......Page 332