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<p>Is capitalism everywhere driven by the same logic of market forces,contract, and individualistic motivation? Or is Japan different? These eighteen contributions by leading Japanese economists shed light on a number of issues in this increasingly important debate. The variety of perspectives and the range of firms covered — not only the large industrial corporation but cooperatives, public enterprises, and mutual life insurance companies as well — provide a broad overview that few other books on Japanese business can offer. In a new introduction to this English-language edition, Ronald Dore and Hugh Whittaker identify and summarize the salient themes and sharpen the points discussed.Chapters are grouped into five parts:- Part I identifies characteristics of the typical Japanese firm and the enterprise system.- Part II examines interfirm behavior such as trading,subcontracting, and cross-shareholding in enterprise groups.- Part III describes general firm behavior: how businesses invest in research, equipment, and product development.- Part IV takes a look at the employment system — specifically,competition, deployment of human resources, and the traditional bonus system (a particu
- Author
- Kenichi Imai and Ryutaro Komiya; translation edited and introduced by Ronald Dore and Hugh Whittaker
- Publisher
- The Mit Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262090322
- Subjects
- Management, Business, Economics
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