2000: Globalization and National Economy
- Perspective from the U.S., the development of globalization and new stage of the U.S. Economy, Minoru Sekishita (Ritsumeikan University)
- Perspective from Europe, globalization and national economy: the EU (European Union) response, Soko Tanaka (Tohoku University)
- Perspective from Asia, establishment of the New East Asian system and Asian standard, Seiko Ryo (Fukui Prefectural University)