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. |
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... corporations serving all manner of economic and political purposes including , incidentally , the provision of post - retirement sinecures for the bureaucrats themselves . Deriving funds largely from Japan's postal savings system ( the ...
... corporations serving all manner of economic and political purposes including , incidentally , the provision of post - retirement sinecures for the bureaucrats themselves . Deriving funds largely from Japan's postal savings system ( the ...
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... corporate top lies the highly disciplined array of firms that has made Japan famous in the post - war world . These ' private ' corporations , in the Japanese version of ' capital- ism ' , are only semi - autonomous . Most of the large ...
... corporate top lies the highly disciplined array of firms that has made Japan famous in the post - war world . These ' private ' corporations , in the Japanese version of ' capital- ism ' , are only semi - autonomous . Most of the large ...
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... corporations to increase their assets . Prices on the real - estate and stock markets began to rise sharply . This steeply raised the value of assets in general , which translated into collateral allowing corporations to borrow more ...
... corporations to increase their assets . Prices on the real - estate and stock markets began to rise sharply . This steeply raised the value of assets in general , which translated into collateral allowing corporations to borrow more ...
Contents
The Japan Problem | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The Elusive State | 25 |
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