In this book, a cross-section of Japanese, American, and European journalists and authorities in the business, political, and economic sectors examine the problems caused by overregulation and offer solutions for reshaping the Japanese marketplace. In part one, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, Vice Minister of Finance Eisuke Sakakibara, and some of America's and Japan's leading experts on the Japanese economy map out the long road to regulatory reform. They analyze the postwar origins of today's bureaucracy, current attitudes toward regulation among politicians and the public, and the changes in both policymaking and mindset that must occur to achieve true reform. Part two focuses on the effects of overregulation, using illuminating case studies involving Japan's financial system, insurance markets, nonprofit industries, and regulatory agencies.
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Frank Gibney, author of Japan: The Fragile Superpower (rev. ed., Charles E. Tuttle, 1996), The Pacific Century (Scribner, 1992), and other works, is president of the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College and Vice Chairman of TBS-Britannica in Tokyo.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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informative but boring,
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This review is from: Unlocking the Bureaucrat's Kingdom: Deregulation and the Japanese Economy (Paperback)
good for anyone deeply interested in the Japanese economy and the relationships among business, politics, and the bureaucracy. However, this is a collection of essays and articles from various authors, both Japanese and non-Japanese, and the writing style can be brutally boring. However, each piece is relatively short so the readings can be done 20-30 minutes at a time. For any imsomniacs studying the Japanese economy, get this book.The piece by Eisuke Sakakibara, vice minister for international affairs at the Finance Ministry, is a great look into the mindset of Japanese bureaucrats. Most of the other articles give good insights into small parts of the bureaucratic control over the Japanese economy, but the writing starts to get a bit repetitive by the time the book ends.
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Illuminating Insights By New Authors,
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This review is from: Unlocking the Bureaucrat's Kingdom: Deregulation and the Japanese Economy (Paperback)
This book tells you what foreign reporters in Japan can't and Japanese government spokesmen won't: why the deregulation Japan needs to revive its economy and society will not happen without radical, far-reaching change beyond what you've already been told.
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