The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationIn this brilliantly authoritative book, Karel van Wolferen unravels the confusions and misperceptions the West has about Japan and can no longer afford to maintain. |
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government interference in the economy is that planners at the centre can never
know enough about the many ramifications of social and economic life to make
the right decisions . According to this theory , centrally planned economies must ...
government interference in the economy is that planners at the centre can never
know enough about the many ramifications of social and economic life to make
the right decisions . According to this theory , centrally planned economies must ...
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The Prime Minister was never the chief executive ; he was the chief co - ordinator
whose task was to ensure a united cabinet policy . He could neither dictate to the
other ministers nor change them at will ; replacing a minister was a complicated ...
The Prime Minister was never the chief executive ; he was the chief co - ordinator
whose task was to ensure a united cabinet policy . He could neither dictate to the
other ministers nor change them at will ; replacing a minister was a complicated ...
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... Japan ' s elected representatives from discussing momentous events
happening in the world - blithely ignoring the fact that foreign policy issues , even
those affecting the national interest in a direct manner , are never debated in the
Diet .
... Japan ' s elected representatives from discussing momentous events
happening in the world - blithely ignoring the fact that foreign policy issues , even
those affecting the national interest in a direct manner , are never debated in the
Diet .
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References to this book
Trust: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order Francis Fukuyama No preview available - 1996 |