The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation"The first full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political/industrial system"--Cover subtitle. |
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... firms and especially the vitally important sector of small subcontracting firms , can one find genuine entrepreneurs . Harnessed capitalists Between the small and medium - sized enterprises at the bottom of the industrial hierarchy and ...
... firms and especially the vitally important sector of small subcontracting firms , can one find genuine entrepreneurs . Harnessed capitalists Between the small and medium - sized enterprises at the bottom of the industrial hierarchy and ...
Page 171
... firms – provide cheap labour , and in times of economic downturn absorb much of the shock . When the yen doubled in ... firms in the face of economic vicissitudes is of vital importance to the formidable international competitiveness of ...
... firms – provide cheap labour , and in times of economic downturn absorb much of the shock . When the yen doubled in ... firms in the face of economic vicissitudes is of vital importance to the formidable international competitiveness of ...
Page 172
... 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 various levels ...
... 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 various levels ...
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