Table of Contents

Shaping a New Society
Conversations on Economics, Education, and Peace

1. Economics for the People 1

2. Hong Kong’s Potential 15

3. Successful Higher Education 31

4. The Joy of Learning 49

5. The Path of Friendship 67

6. Prospects for East Asia 87

7. Learning As Growth 103

8. Economics for Happiness 121

Appendix 1. Proposal for the Normalization of Japan-China Relations—Daisaku Ikeda 137

Appendix 2. Bonds of Bilateral Friendship Must Never Be Broken—Daisaku Ikeda 147

Appendix 3. Regional Cooperation for Resilience —Daisaku Ikeda 153

Appendix 4. Sharing in Best Practices for Human Talent Development—Daisaku Ikeda 161

Appendix 5. Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis—Lawrence J. Lau 167

Appendix 6. Selected Works—Daisaku Ikeda 189

Appendix 7. Selected Works—Lawrence J. Lau 191

Notes 193

Index 205

About the Authors 217