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Sandcastle Empire

Eamonn Fingleton's commentaries on the politics and economics of American decline

 
 
  • About Eamonn Fingleton
  • Thirty years of prescience
  • Books
    • In the Jaws of the Dragon
    • In Praise of Hard Industries
    • Blindside
  • Excerpt from In the Jaws of the Dragon
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  • Wikipedia and Truth: One Author’s Experience

Tag Archives: edward lincoln

A $10,000 offer for Robby Feldman and Ed Lincoln

Sandcastle Empire Posted on June 20, 2011 by Eamonn FingletonJanuary 11, 2012

Let’s sort out once and for all what has really happened to the Japanese economy in the last two decades. Some months ago I offered to make a $5,000 donation to charity if any of ten influential Western commentators joined … Continue reading →

Posted in American decline, Japan, Manufacturing, Press, Trade | Tagged $10, 000 donation, bamboozled, boeing, cars, edward lincoln, iris chang, ivan p. hall, nanking, renault, robbie feldman, robert alan feldman, trade barriers

The truth of Japan’s “slump”: An invitation to a debate

Sandcastle Empire Posted on February 26, 2011 by Eamonn FingletonApril 14, 2011

For years I have held that Japan’s “slump” is a media myth.  I have twice in the past extended an invitation to the principal proponents of the slump story to join me in a live one-on-one debate. I have had … Continue reading →

Posted in Global economy, History, International Trade, Japan, Press, Trade | Tagged alexander kinmont, american decline, arthritic japan, bill emmott, can japan compete?, current account, debate, edward lincoln, gillian tett, japanese slump, kenneth courtis, lost decades, manufacturing, michael e porter, myth, paul krugman, peter tasker, richard katz, robert alan friedman

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Categories

  • American decline
  • Book reviews
  • China
  • Global economy
  • Great East Japan Earthquake
  • History
  • International Trade
  • Japan
  • Manufacturing
  • Press
  • Service economy
  • Sino-Japanese relations
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