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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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 ...
Page 96
... 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 .
Page 422
The result was a series of negotiations that never focused on the main issues but
dealt with symptoms instead of causes . 15 Political and diplomatic
considerations have done much to confuse the situation . To demonstrate
success in ...
The result was a series of negotiations that never focused on the main issues but
dealt with symptoms instead of causes . 15 Political and diplomatic
considerations have done much to confuse the situation . To demonstrate
success in ...
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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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