The rise of the Japanese corporate system : the inside view of a MITI official / Koji Matsumoto ; translated from the Japanese by Thomas I. Elliott.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Matsumoto, Koji, 1944-

Series:

• Japanese studies

Standardized Title:

• Kigyo shugi no koryu. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Industrial management--Japan.
• Business planning--Japan.
• Entrepreneurship.
• Comparative management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Kegan Paul International, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 yet widely recognized, a new kind of economic system has developed in Japan, a system that differs greatly from traditional capitalism. The author of this book has observed Japanese industry from th

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 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; Index

Notes:

• Translation of: Kigyo shugi no koryu.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-136-90880-3
• 1-136-90881-1
• 1-283-03789-0
• 9786613037893
• 0-203-84287-1

OCLC:

798533145