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1st Edition

The Rise of the Japanese Corporate System

By Koji Matsumoto Copyright 2011
286 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge
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Japan’s economy is invariably seen as a prime example of a capitalist system, and a consideration of the elements upon which the Japanese economy is founded seems to lead inexorably to the conclusion that Japan is an established member of the group of highly developed capitalist nations. Yet a country’s internal mechanisms can differ markedly from the system as perceived externally. Although not... Read more

1. Corporations for Corporate Employees  2. Comparison with Foreign Corporations  3. The Progressive Nature of the Japanese Corporate System  4. Kigyoism as an Economic System  5. Kigyoism as a Social System  6. The Rise of Kigyoism

Biography

Koji Matsumoto

‘...this is an exceptionally powerful book. Koji Matsumoto has developed a theory of the Japanese corporation.’ Financial Times

‘...an excellent, well-documented guide to the 'Japan is different' literature as it existed in the early 1980s in Japanese...a pioneering work...’ Journal of Japanese Studies

‘The Rise of the Japanese Corporate System provides a rare insight into the foundations of Japan’s economic ‘miracle’ by an insider.’ Business History

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