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. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Page 171
As subcontractors these small companies – which make parts , or assemble
finished products for distribution by the famous firms – provide cheap labour , and
in times of economic downturn absorb much of the shock . When the yen doubled
in ...
As subcontractors these small companies – which make parts , or assemble
finished products for distribution by the famous firms – provide cheap labour , and
in times of economic downturn absorb much of the shock . When the yen doubled
in ...
Page 172
Relationships within firms are strongly hierarchical , and so are the ties among
firms – intensively so in the case of subcontractors . The firms do not employ a
cross - section of the population , but narrowly selected groups that emerge at ...
Relationships within firms are strongly hierarchical , and so are the ties among
firms – intensively so in the case of subcontractors . The firms do not employ a
cross - section of the population , but narrowly selected groups that emerge at ...
Page 399
Contrary to what Japanese propaganda and overly self - critical Western
commentators have suggested , the US firms in this field worked hard and were
alert enough . They simply could not , even remotely , match the financing backup
of the ...
Contrary to what Japanese propaganda and overly self - critical Western
commentators have suggested , the US firms in this field worked hard and were
alert enough . They simply could not , even remotely , match the financing backup
of the ...
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Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation A Borzoi book |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1989 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2010 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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