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 121
... officials of some other ministry seem too subservient to the interest groups they subsidise , or too easily swayed by politicians , they will be brought up short when they come to negotiate their share of the national budget with MOF ...
... officials of some other ministry seem too subservient to the interest groups they subsidise , or too easily swayed by politicians , they will be brought up short when they come to negotiate their share of the national budget with MOF ...
Page 247
... official spokes- men and the press . Blinding the world Japanese officials , commentators and businessmen routinely appeal to ' cultural ' reasons for not doing what foreigners think they ought to be doing . The Japanese ' plead ...
... official spokes- men and the press . Blinding the world Japanese officials , commentators and businessmen routinely appeal to ' cultural ' reasons for not doing what foreigners think they ought to be doing . The Japanese ' plead ...
Page 339
... officials circulate among other officials at ever higher levels , receiving their seals of approval . The appearance of full participation is served , and those who are not in favour of the plan can sabotage it to a certain extent by ...
... officials circulate among other officials at ever higher levels , receiving their seals of approval . The appearance of full participation is served , and those who are not in favour of the plan can sabotage it to a certain extent by ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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