1. Shadow shoguns: the origins and crisis of Japan, Inc
- Author
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Schlesinger, Jacob M.
- Subjects
Japan -- Economic policy ,Asia -- Economic policy ,Bureaucracy -- Economic aspects ,Economic development -- Japan ,International relations ,Political science - Abstract
Several rapidly developing Asian nations have closely followed Japan's model of strong government economic strategies and tight political competition since the early 1900s. This is seen to be one of the major causes of the recent weakening of Asian financial markets. For instance, the 'Japan Inc'-like practices, such as Japan's close ties between bureaucrats and business instead of supporting long term-planning, are currently blamed for slowing down the economic growth., In the early 1990s, Tokyo's international set liked to describe the nations of Asia as a 'flock of geese.' Japan was the lead bird, of course, with the region's other [...]
- Published
- 1998