日本的GNP于1968年超过前联邦德国,跃居主要发达国家的第二位。1987年,日本的人均GNP超过美国,产业结构和技术装备已经跻身发达国家前列。至此,日本已经走完经济追赶阶段,新的发展时代已经来临。泡沫经济的膨胀及其破灭,则是以另一种方式证明:追赶型的发展模式在日本已经过时。 Japan’s GNP surpassed the former Federal Republic of Germany in 1968, ranking second in the major developed countries. In 1987, Japan’s GNP per capita surpassed that of the United States, and its industrial structure and technological equipment rank among the advanced countries. At this point, Japan has gone through the phase of economic catching-up and a new era of development has arrived. The expansion and demise of the bubble economy prove in another way: the catch-up development model has become obsolete in Japan.