ブックタイトル佐藤栄作論文集９～１６

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佐藤栄作論文集９～１６

第14回優秀賞principles, values and norms of international behavior required for active cooperationamong a plurality of nations and cultures, and（c）Investing in the intellectual andhuman capital, as well as the physical economic base.C．Economic stability and TradeMany aspects of Japan’s role in the formation of the New World Economic Orderwill be markedly different than they are now because of three major economicchanges. These include the globalization of industry, the information revolution, andrising regionalism in world trade and investment. It is fair to conclude that no nationcan develop its economy independently in the 21st century. Global economic stabilityand progress thus depend crucially on whether the economy plays out the“plus-sum”game, not the protectionist zero-sum game. As long as Japan’s markets seem to beclosed to foreign companies, global community does not repose confidence in Japan. Inthis context, the single greatest contribution Japan can make to the formation of theNew Economic Order is to open its markets to trade and investment. Japan must alsorectify its high-cost economic structure through domestic reforms to restore, maintainand strengthen the competitiveness of Japanese industries in the future.In order to establish the New World Economic Order, Japan should cooperatewith others to more firmly establish market functions in the world economy, stepup the development of key technologies, build global information infrastructure, andpromote economic structural reform. The trade and security issues should not belinked however. Because Japan imports most farm products including 92 % of wheatit consumes, and relies on foreign suppliers for 99.7 % of the petroleum it uses, it hasa major role to play in ensuring free production and distribution of goods and servicesthrough international cooperation. The wide imbalance between Japan’s tremendousproductive power and its limited market capacity is another reason for ensuring this.583