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Isamu Miyazaki

みやざき いさむ

Miyazaki Isamu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-10-28 (Genkai, Higashimatsura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan)
Died
2016-01-03 age 92
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
bureaucrat, politician, economist, research institute director, author
Active Years
1947-2016
Affiliations
Economic Planning Agency (Japan), Daiwa Institute of Research, InterAction Council
Memberships
InterAction Council

Education

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Economics / Department of Economics
Degree: 学士(経済学)
Period: 1940年代–1947
Year of Graduation: 1947
Country: Japan
Experienced wartime student mobilization while enrolled
Former Saga High School (old system)
Country: Japan

Awards

Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
1984
Work: "The Sun Will Rise Again: Utilizing Economic Power and International Contribution" (Chuo Koron, July 1983)
Result: 受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, First Class
1998
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Economics of Disarmament

1964 Economics / Public Policy

An introductory study exploring the relationship between disarmament and economics from an economic perspective.

disarmamentpublic policysecurity and economics

Economic Policy with a Human Face

1977 Economic Policy

A collection of essays emphasizing the social and human impacts of economic policy.

economic policysocial welfarehuman-centered policy

The Reality and Future of the Japanese Economy

1982 Economic Analysis

An overview that organizes the state of the Japanese economy and indicates future directions.

Japanese economygrowth strategyinternational contribution

Bibliography

  • The Economics of Disarmament (Iwanami Shinsho) 1964
  • Everyday Economics: The Life White Paper of Sarrayoshi (Bungei Shunjū) 1966
  • On Economic Planning (Nikkei Bunko) 1971
  • Economic Policy with a Human Face (Chūō Kōron-sha) 1977
  • The Reality and Future of the Japanese Economy (Iwanami Booklet) 1982
  • Japan's Economy: A Second Takeoff (Chūō Kōron-sha) 1983
  • Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Economy (Iwanami Shinsho) 1989
  • Selected Works of a Modern Economist: 50 Years of the Japanese Economy — Isamu Miyazaki (NTT Publishing) 1994
  • Testimonies on the Postwar Japanese Economy: From the Frontlines of Policy Formation (Iwanami Shoten) 2005

Translations by Author

  • Translation: The New Industrial State (John Kenneth Galbraith) 1968
  • OECD (ed.) Modern Inflation (Japanese translation) 1971
  • Co-translation: George C. Lodge, Overcoming American Malaise 1985

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, policy-oriented proseexpository style grounded in practical experience
Recurring Motifs
economic planninginternational contributionregional developmenthuman-centered policy

Health

  • heart failure
    晩年(2016年1月に死去)
    Died of heart failure on 2016-01-03 at age 92.

Legacy

Through his long service as a senior official of the Economic Planning Agency and his work as a private economist and author, he influenced postwar Japanese economic policy formation. He was also noted for his contributions to regional development in his native Saga.

Trivia

  • Awarded the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize in 1984 (essay in Chūō Kōron)
  • Served as the 51st Director of the Economic Planning Agency from Aug 1995 to Jan 1996
  • Received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, First Class, in 1998
  • Died of heart failure in 2016 at age 92