The Political Economy of Japanese Society: Volume 1: The State or the Market? [Hardcover]

Junji Banno (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0198280335 | ISBN-13: 978-0198280330 | Edition: First edition.

This two-volume book, a revision and translation of a multi-disciplinary research project carried out by the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo, analyzes the Japanese political economy from an historical perspective in order to provide a balanced view between the optimism of the 1980s and the pessimism of the 1990s. Paying particular attention to the changes in Japan's contemporary political economy that have come "from below," the authors consider marginalized social actors such as opposition parties, the aged, and female and foreign workers alongside more mainstream players such as the governing party, large corporations, and labor unions. Finally, the book examines the strong influence of the Japanese political economy on the global economy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...provides non-Japanese readers with an insight into a rich vein of research in the social and political structures associated with the historical development of the Japanese corporate economy. Through this book inventive and innovative methods of analysis are applied to analyse what is variously described as a compact form of society, corporatism, and "harmonist" organisation. The authors are interested in the minutiae and detail in recent Japanese history and have used a wealth of statistical, written and printed testimony in developing their complex thesis. This book should be read by all serious scholars of modern Japan. - Mark A Gray. Kellogg College, Oxford.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; First edition. edition (January 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198280335
• ISBN-13: 978-0198280330
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,335,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)