Offers a theoretical foundation to understand both the Japan-United States relations and Japan's national security
Contributes to the theory of international relations and international governance by introducing insights of the economics of insurance
Provides new insights on the individual and collective risk management by countries by distinguishing chance/probability from size of loss

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Toshihiro Ihori is a special professor of economics at the National Gradual Institute for Policy Studies and a professor emeritus of The University of Tokyo. He is an Academic Advisor of the Research Institute of Capital Formation, Development Bank of Japan. He has a B.A. and a M.A. from The University of Tokyo and a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University. His major field of research is public economics. Details are at the web site of the National Gradual Institute for Policy Studies. Keigo Kameda is a Professor of Economics at School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University. His main areas of research are public finance and macroeconomic policies. Born in 1970, Prof. Kameda received a Bachelor's degree in Economics at Keio University in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Economics at Keio University in 2014. He was appointed Professor of Economics at School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University in 2015.

Inhalt
Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2. Risk Management in a Single Country.- Ch 3. One-dimensional Public Goods in an Alliance.- Ch 4. Protection and Insurance in an Alliance.- Ch 5. Exploitation Hypothesis and Numerical Calculations.- Ch 6. Misperceptions and NGOs.- Ch 7. Financial Crises.- Ch 8. National Emergency in a Growth Setting.