| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
Arthritic Japan/ Edward J. Lincoln. |
| Reminder of title: |
the slow pace of economic reform / |
| Author: |
Lincoln, Edward J. |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :Brookings Institution Press, : c2001., |
| Description: |
xii, 247 p. :ill. |
| [NT 15003449]: |
Introduction : Background. Outline -- The postwar economic system : Banking bias and horizontal keiretsu. Corporate governance. Vertical keiretsu. Restrained price conpetition. Labor markets. Industrial policy. Attractiveness. Interconnections. Conclusion -- The argument for change : The macroeconomic spur to change. Inefficiencies. Inherent flaws. Globalization. Conclusion -- Vested interests : The rural sector. Lifetime employees. Government workers. The construction sector. The distribution sector. Small manufacturing firms. Homeowners. Conclusion -- Consistency with society : Social features. Implications for the economic system. Conclusion -- Weak outcomes: Deregulation. Administrative reform. Continuing government role in the economy. Private-sector restructuring. Conclusion -- Implications for American policy : Implications for bilateral economic relations. Diplomatic-political relations. Security. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject: |
Japan - Economic conditions - 1989- - |
| Online resource: |
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=91885An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| ISBN: |
0815798717 (electronic bk.) |