Sustainable Development Disciplines for Society : Breaking Down the 5Ps—People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships

This and its sister volume are the first comprehensive textbooks summarizing the essence of each necessary discipline to approach development studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. In developing countries, this book will provide access to development research for readers aiming to further develop their own nations.

Knowledge Integration and Open Social Innovation for Sustainable Development.- Reconstruction under Nuclear Disaster and Making Resilient Society in Fukushima.- Rural Development in Japan.- Sustainable Development Goals from the Perspective of Photographic Archives: A Case Study on Photographs from Occupied Japan.- Ecology and Sustainable Development in Japan.- Globalization and Sustainability: De Jure and De Facto Approach.- Production and Quality Management for SDGs.- Sustainable Development: Controversies and Theoretical Results in Economics.- Economic Growth: Why are There Rich and Poor Countries?.- Structure of Development in a Smart Society: An Application of Input-Output Analysis.- Trade-Investment Nexus and Economic Growth in East Asia.- BOP Businesses of Multinational Corporations and Sustainability.- Global Food Security, and Economic and Agricultural Development.- Designing Allocation Rules in Economic Problems.