Reasonable men, powerful words : political culture and expertise in twentieth-century Japan / Laura Hein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hein, Laura Elizabeth.

Series:

Twentieth-century Japan ; 16.

Twentieth-century Japan ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economists--Japan--20th century.

Economists.

Japan--Economic policy--20th century.

Japan.

Economic policy.

Japan--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvii, 328 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Berkeley : University of California Press, [2004]

Summary:

Reasonable Men, Powerful Words traces the development of political culture in twentieth-century Japan through a social and intellectual biography of six Japanese economists who influenced national political life in significant ways. They dedicated themselves to an extraordinary range of public policies, including eliminating poverty, reducing disparities of wealth, reshaping the relationship between government and citizen, building a strong economy devoid of a military component, and creating an educated and politically active populace in Japan. The global ascendance of social scientists is one of the defining characteristics of modernity.

Contents:

The Ouchi Group xiii

1 Introduction: Making a Difference in the World 1

2 Professionalization and Politics 27

3 Reckoning with the State 64

4 Economics as Politics in Occupied Japan 87

5 Making Peace Work 114

6 Taming the Contradictions of Capitalism 140

7 Consumption and the Democratic Household 162

8 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Tokyo Governorship 182

9 Conclusion: Remembering the Ouchi Group and Twentieth-Century Japan 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-318) and index.

ISBN:

0520243471

OCLC:

55511375

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