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 29
... less than one and a half million one year , more than three million a year later and less than one and a half again the year after that . It is thus scarcely a political party at all in the accepted Western sense . Japan is rarely ...
... less than one and a half million one year , more than three million a year later and less than one and a half again the year after that . It is thus scarcely a political party at all in the accepted Western sense . Japan is rarely ...
Page 315
... less conflict than other societies . The System is anything but static ; it is moved by a tremendous internal dynamism , enhanced by strong competition . This competition , based on the principles of meritocracy that began to replace ...
... less conflict than other societies . The System is anything but static ; it is moved by a tremendous internal dynamism , enhanced by strong competition . This competition , based on the principles of meritocracy that began to replace ...
Page 328
... less predictable , gives one less protection – no intellectual protection at all – and exposes one to the caprices of forces not understood . The full implications of this situation , in which the only reassurance lies in a strictly ...
... less predictable , gives one less protection – no intellectual protection at all – and exposes one to the caprices of forces not understood . The full implications of this situation , in which the only reassurance lies in a strictly ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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