The Cultural Career of the Japanese Economy
Developmental and Cultural Nationalisms in Historical Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Hein (0000-0002-4651-2875, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-465 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436590801931439 |
| OpenAlex | W2171963300, W4410181514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
This essay explores the connection between the economy and cultural identity in Japanese nationalism. After World War II Japan was a pacesetter in the global trend toward developmental nationalism, including a transformation of its economy into both a wealthy and a highly egalitarian one. In the 1970s and 1980s, ethnic nationalism re-emerged, with the claim that economic success was the product of Japanese cultural uniqueness rather than of the developmental nationalist policies of the previous quarter-century. The economic downturn of the 1990s thus challenged Japan both economically and culturally, At first, this crisis prompted a critical re-evaluation of national culture, manifested as serious attempts to both resolve tensions with Asia dating from World War II and dismantle domestic social hierarchies. By the mid-1990s, however, this moment had passed and government and business leaders adopted full-fledged neo-liberal policies, reversing the long post-war trend toward income equality, while adopting a more strident and militarist cultural nationalism
Art · Economic geography · Economic nationalism · Economics · Economy · Ethnic nationalism · Geography · Militarism · National identity · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |