Trade War Author:Steven Schlossstein "While Washington tries in vain to wipe out a $20 billion trade imbalance with Japan by exporting beef and orange juice to that fish-eating sake-drinking nation, Tokyo is conducting an undercover infiltration, capturing American home markets behind American backs. So guess who's winning? Fighting words..., Author Steven Schlossstein contends tha... more »t America is fighting shadows and Japan is fighting a clandestine war. Instead of crying foul, America should be up in arms. Japan has avoided tariff barriers by relocating manufacturing palnts right here in the U.S - a kind of "Nippon horse". Focusing on Japan's industrial policy, Schlossstein examines that nation's clearly-set goals and sensible approach in contrast to America's current concentration on 'fast-food and ICBNs'. Reindustrialization..., America's pre-occupation with service-oriented industries and merger-mania need to be replaced by reindustrialization and acceptance of an industrial policy, says Schlossstein. "Written in a popular style, Trade War features a good command of facts and literature, and has an entertaining, informal approach," Choice. "Very lucid and entertaining," New York Times. (from back case)« less