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The study, an answer to the "Maekawa report" of 1986, enumerates a couple of measures which are likely to allow Japan "to grow in harmony with the world economy": raising the growth rate, changing the economic and trade structures and effectively utilizing the current account surplus. To achieve all this, the government's regulations must be relaxed to enable the private sector's energy to be fully utilized. Furthermore, macroeconomic policies for the expansion of domestic demand and programs for public facilities supply are required. (DÜI-Sbt)

The study aims at identifying some of the new factors in te pattern and motivation of Japan's direct investment in the 80s and looks at the effects of that investment on the division of labor in the Asian Pacific region. The discussion is confined to manufacturing activities and the Asian Pacific region will be defined here as comprising Japan, Asian NICs and ASEAN. (DÜI-Sbt)