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Toshimasa Tsuruta

つるた としまさ

Tsuruta Toshimasa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-03-28 (Tokyo Prefecture (now Nakano, Tokyo))
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Economist, Professor
Active Years
1962-2004
Affiliations
National Economic Research Association (senior researcher, research director), Senshu University (Faculty of Economics, Professor; Emeritus Professor)

Education

Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Country: Japan
Waseda University Graduate School
Graduate School of Economics
Degree: 修士
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: Japan
Completed master's course in economics
Waseda University
Degree: 博士(経済学)
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Japan
Doctorate by dissertation (Thesis: 'Postwar Japan's Industrial Policy')

Awards

Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
1998
Work: Deregulation: Market Revitalization and Antitrust Law
Organization: Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Postwar Japan's Industrial Policy

1982 Economics / Policy Studies

A historical and policy analysis of the development of Japan's industrial policy after World War II.

industrial policygovernment-industry relations

Japan's Economy: Challenge and Cooperation

1988 Economic Commentary

Discusses challenges facing the Japanese economy and the importance of cooperation between industry and policy.

economic policyindustry cooperation

Deregulation: Market Revitalization and Antitrust Law

1997 Policy Studies / Practical Commentary

Explains the meaning and methods of deregulation, its relation to antitrust law, and offers practical policy recommendations.

deregulationcompetition policymarket revitalization

Bibliography

  • Postwar Japan's Industrial Policy
  • Japan's Economy: Challenge and Cooperation
  • Deregulation: Market Revitalization and Antitrust Law
  • Japan's Industry 1: New Theory of a Trade-Oriented Nation (co-ed., Vol. 1)
  • Seminar: Conventional Wisdom of Japanese Industry (ed., new ed.)
  • Distribution Policy of the World and Japan: Commercial Location and Urban Formation (ed.)
  • Service Industries of a Mature Society (ed.)
  • Contemporary Industrial Theory: Corporate Society in the Era of Open Systems (co-ed.)
  • Deregulation of Government and Competition Policy (ed.)
  • Post-Structural Deliberations (co-ed.)
  • Theory of Japan's Industrial Structure (co-auth.)
  • Industrial Regeneration and Corporate Mergers: Issues, Policy, Rules (co-ed.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, empirical economic analysisClear, policy-oriented exposition
Recurring Motifs
industrial policyderegulationmarket structurecompetition policy

Legacy

An economist who bridged academia and policy practice through research and policy recommendations on postwar industrial policy and deregulation. As a professor at Senshu University he mentored many researchers and is recognized in the fields of industrial policy history and competition policy.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Economic Association

Archives

  • Senshu University Library (holds research works and materials)

Trivia

  • Won the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize in 1998 for 'Deregulation'.
  • Retired from Senshu University in 2004 and became Emeritus Professor.