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White Paper on International Trade 2002


Key Points (PDF file, 1,170KB)

Message from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (PDF file, 7KB)

Contents (PDF file, 7KB)

Glossary (PDF file, 13KB)

Chapter I : Globalization, the changing face of the East Asian economy, and prospects for Japan

Section 1 : The advance of globalization and East Asian economic development (PDF file, 342KB)
Section 2 : Japan's changing local economic structure and competition and partnership with East Asian economic agglomerations (PDF file, 653KB)
Section 3 : Development of service industry in developed countries (PDF file, 232KB)

Chapter II : The changing balance of payments structure and the Japanese economy

Section 1 : Trends in Japan's balance of payments (PDF file, 107KB)
Section 2 : Evaluation of current account balance fluctuations (PDF file, 95KB)
Section 3 : Japanese economic development and the future international balance of payments (PDF file, 124KB)

Chapter III : Facilitation of industrial structural adjustment

Section 1 : Boosting labor market flexibility (PDF file, 156KB)
Section 2 : Safeguards as a means of facilitating structural adjustment (PDF file, 91KB)

Chapter IV: Institution-building issues facing 21st century Japan and formation of attractive economic agglomerations

Section 1 : Innovation promotion efforts abroad (PDF file, 167KB)
Section 2 : Systemic reform as an objective of integrated domestic and external economic policy (PDF file, 86KB)
Section 3 : Formation of attractive economic agglomerations (PDF file, 112KB)

Conclusion (PDF file, 11KB)

Appended Notes (PDF file, 89KB)

Reference (PDF file, 44KB)


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