Business-government Relations in Prewar Japan
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Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business enterprises
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Author : Peter von Staden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134150474
This book is a much needed exploration on the relationship between government and business in pre-war Japan, making an important contribution to the literature by considering periods which have often been neglected by scholars.
Author : Peter von Staden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,87 MB
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134150466
For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change. Framed by Japan’s nation-building efforts, the relationship adapted and evolved with the often fluid economic and political circumstances. As both business and government had vested interests in the direction and success of Japan’s industrialization process, on one level they became partners. At the same time, though, they were both stakeholders in the fiercely competitive iron and steel industry. This book explores how that partner-competitor relationship worked during the amalgamation of this strategic industry from 1916 to 1934, demonstrating how both parties engaged in meaningful negotiation through the open forum of the Shingikai - or Councils of Deliberation - throughout the pre-war period. Drawing upon the original minutes of the debates, it shows the ways in which the participants defended their vested interests and sought to forge agreement, taking the forum seriously as a means of influencing outcomes, and not simply as a mere exercise of artifice deployed to shroud the real locus of decision-making. Business-Government Relations in Prewar Japan is an important contribution to the literature on the relationship between government and business in pre-war Japan.
Author : Thomas French
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317270088
The Occupation era (1945-1952) witnessed major change in Japan and the beginnings of its growth from of the ashes of defeat towards its status as a developmental model for much of the world. The period arguably saw the sowing of the seeds of the post-war flowering of what some term the ‘postwar Japanese economic miracle’. However, some scholars dispute this position and argue that the Occupation's policies and impacts actually hindered Japan's recovery. This volume addresses this question and others surrounding the business and economic history of this crucial period. The chapters presented in The Economic and Business History of Occupied Japan are authored by major scholars of the Occupation from the U.S., Japan, and Europe. The chapters are divided into three sections: 'Planning, reform and recovery', 'Industries under the Occupation', and 'Legacies of the Occupation era'. Following an introduction focusing on the historiographical background, the first section examines zaibatsu dissolution and its significance, the role of Japanese businessmen within the Occupation's reforms, the crucial impact of Japan's postwar Materials Crisis, and the impact of reform at the local level in Hokkaidō. Part two looks at a number of individual industries and their development during the era, including the fishing, automotive, and cotton spinning industries. The final section looks at the human impact of the changes of the initial postwar years, including the reintegration of repatriates into the Japanese labour force and the impact of changing working patterns on society and family life. This book covers a key period of the economic and business history of Japan and presents numerous new approaches and original contributions to the scholarship of the Occupation era. It will be of interest to scholars of modern Japan, economic history, business history, development studies and postwar U.S.-Japan relations.
Author : William E. Bryant
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,91 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Monograph exploring the relationships between private sector and government within the overall context of Japanese diplomacy, economic relations and economic policy - examines the development of interest groups, the role of business leadership and economic missions, the role of Japan in international cooperation, etc. Bibliography pp. 125 to 135, references and statistical tables.
Author : James Babb
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business and politics
ISBN :
This title provides an analysis of the relationship between business and politics in Japan. It specifies those business leaders, firms and politicians in Japan who are central to the business-politics relationship and provides the basis to identify future actors.
Author : Harukata Takenaka
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804790744
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political parties tended to dominate the government, the book analyzes in detail why this system collapsed in 1932 and discusses the implications of the failure. By reference to comparable cases—prewar Argentina, prewar Germany, postwar Brazil, and 1980s Thailand—Harukata Takenaka reveals that the factors responsible for the breakdown of the Taisho democracy in Japan replicated those that precipitated the collapse of democracy in Europe, Latin America, and elsewhere in Asia. While most literature on these transitions focuses on successful cases, Takenaka explores democratic failure to answer questions about how and why political parties and their leaders can behave in ways that undermine the democratic institutions that serve as the basis for their formal authority.
Author : Ohio State University. East Asian Studies Program
Publisher : New York, N.Y. : Praeger
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Monograph relating business organization to society and economy in Japan - covers trade unions and labour relations at enterprise level, economic growth trends, trade competitiveness, income distribution and consumer expenditure, political system, the impact of modernization, etc. Bibliography after each contribution and graphs.
Author : Phyllis Genther
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0472902075
Despite the economic and political importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and the extensive attention paid to automotive trade, few American scholars or policy makers are familiar with the history of Japanese government-business relations, either generally or for specific industries such as passenger cars. This book hopefully helps in a small way to fill that gap in our knowledge and, thus, to help strengthen the foundation from which we make public policy decisions about bilateral trade. [ix]
Author : Hideaki Miyajima
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 12,87 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This book focuses on the so-called Golden Age of Capitalism' the 1950s and 1960s, and studying prime-mover countries (the US and the UK), followers (Germany, France, and Italy), and latecomers (Japan and Korea). It addresses the crucial questions to be asked; what appropriate roles should government be assigned, and which government actions are useful public policy and which represent unnecessary and harmful intervention?