Japan Inc. on the brink : institutional corruption and agency failure / Susan Carpenter.

"Based on the assessment of entrenched vested interests in Japan's political economy and the rigidity of the Japan Inc model, this book contends that structural reforms, the essential third arrow in Abe's 'Abenomics', will not happen. As a result, Abenomics is merely a combination of reckless moneta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carpenter, Susan, 1943-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Fiscal policy > Japan. Japan > Economic policy. Corporations > Japan > Finance. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History. Corporations > Finance. Economic policy. Fiscal policy. Japan. Wirtschaftspolitik.
Physical Description:	xix, 316 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Indtroduction
1. Back to Basics?
2. The Sign of the Times: Japan Inc. (1955-1974)
3. The Route to Heaven-on-Earth
4. Pork-Barrel Politics in the Prefectures: the Winners
5. The Japanese Economic Miracle: Japan Inc. on Center Stage
6. The Roaring 80s: The Bicycle Economy Out of Control
7. The Metamorphous of Sanraku Inc.
8. The Martini, Glenfiddich and Babycham Marathons
9. Marketing and Advertising Strategies: What's it all About?
10. Bubble, Bubble Turmoil and Trouble
11. Special Corporations: Insatiable
12. The Skill at Disguising
13. The Price of Pork-Barrel Patronage: Beggars Can't be Choosers
14. Still Bubbling
Conclusion: The Third Lost Decade.