The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. |
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... considered private enterprise antagonistic to their goals . Unlike the communist approach , which equates entrepreneurism with original sin , or the socialist approach of the European welfare state , where regulations obstruct the ...
... considered private enterprise antagonistic to their goals . Unlike the communist approach , which equates entrepreneurism with original sin , or the socialist approach of the European welfare state , where regulations obstruct the ...
Page 165
... considered part of a private realm . This means , of course , that the public realm can encroach all the way up to the threshold of the individual psyche . For many Japanese , family , friends and colleagues do not con- stitute a buffer ...
... considered part of a private realm . This means , of course , that the public realm can encroach all the way up to the threshold of the individual psyche . For many Japanese , family , friends and colleagues do not con- stitute a buffer ...
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... considered lesser , because dumb citizens . Naïveté and ignorance of political intricacies have long been considered part and parcel of the idealised state of Japanese purity and innocence . Denial of power The most ingenious partial ...
... considered lesser , because dumb citizens . Naïveté and ignorance of political intricacies have long been considered part and parcel of the idealised state of Japanese purity and innocence . Denial of power The most ingenious partial ...
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