{"product_id":"economic-diplomacy-9789004255425","title":"Economic Diplomacy","description":"This book by Maaike Okano-Heijmans makes an important contribution to the concept of economic diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA conceptual-study mode of economic diplomacy is combined with applied analysis of Japan’s economic diplomacy practice. The two approaches reinforce one another, yielding a conceptualization of economic diplomacy that is grounded in practical insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA core argument in the book is that economic diplomacy, strategically, affirms that economic\/commercial interests and political interests reinforce one another and should thus be seen in tandem. This contrasts with the predominant approach in the transatlantic world, which attaches relatively greater importance to the military–economic linkage in the quest for influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe case of Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan has employed economic diplomacy as a central instrument of its foreign policy and quest for national security since the post-war period. The reconfiguration of regional and global power that started in the 1990s encouraged the Japanese government, in coordination and cooperation with the private sector, to reassess its economic diplomacy policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePower shifts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomic Diplomacy: Japan and the Balance of National Interests\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the debates underlying these shifts, the various ways by which Japan’s reinvention of its economic diplomacy is implemented, and the consequences for Japanese foreign policy at large.\u003cbr\u003ePractical relevance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe critical insights offered by the examination of Japan are pertinent for Western countries, as well as for other East Asian nations. They will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of diplomacy, international relations and international economic law and policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the ninth volume in the Diplomatic Studies series, edited by Jan Melissen and published by Brill, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more information see brill.com\/economic-diplomacy-0.","brand":"Maaike Okano-Heijmans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274077843707,"sku":"9789004255425","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_0f91581e-e286-460d-a795-e42a71669660.jpg?v=1778022510","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/economic-diplomacy-9789004255425","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}