Protectionist Agricultural Policy in Japan -- Modernization and agricultural policy in Meiji -- The rise of agricultural bureaucrats -- Food Control System -- The Economic Correction Plan -- The past and future of Japanese agriculture.

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The U.S. is losing the competition for good jobs and high-value industries because most of Washington believes trade should be free, the dollar should float, and that innovation comes exclusively from the private sector. In this book, the authors make the bold case that these laissez-faire ideas...

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