Japan: Why It Works, Why It Doesn't (Latitude 20 Books) [Paperback]

James Mak (Editor), Shyam Sunder (Editor), Kazuhiro Igawa (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824819675
• ISBN-13: 978-0824819675
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting, easy read on Japanese economic characteristics, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Japan: Why It Works, Why It Doesn't (Latitude 20 Books) (Paperback)

An excellent book for non-Japan specialists on the Japanese economy. The book makes for excellent reading by anyone intersted in Japan; sections or all of the book would make particularly great reading assignments for high-school level courses on the Japanese economy.

The chapters in this book are written by actual academic specialists on the Japanese economy. The information is therefore summaries of some of the best academic research into the Japanese economy. However, rather than the stuffy style of academic papers, the chapters are clear, concise, and intersting (with several comic strips thrown in.)

The book is an interesting, easy read, addressing both many of the myths as well as the truly different characteristics of the Japanese economy.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book really tells u something about Japan ., October 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Japan: Why It Works, Why It Doesn't (Latitude 20 Books) (Paperback)

After reading this book.. the one thing i like was that this book offers u all the information which is first hand and exprienced by the authors themselves . This book offers the information which is hard to get from any other book and this really tells u what is actuuly Japan is and how it is different from rest of the european and american nations. This is an excellent book to read and very nicely written