The Japanese and German economies in the 20th and 21st centuries : business relations in historical perspective / by Kudō Akira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kudō, Akira, 1946- author.

Series:

Renaissance Books Distiguished Asian studies scholars collected writings series ; Vol. 1.

Renaissance Books Distiguished Asian studies scholars collected writings series ; Vol. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Foreign relations--Germany.

Japan.

Germany--Foreign relations--Japan.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlii, 597 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Folkestone, Kent : Renaissance Books, 2018.

Summary:

Supported by a number of high-profile case studies, this volume offers a comprehensive exploration of Japanese-German economic relations through the whole of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first centuries. It also offers clarification on the structure and processes of the world economy in the same period. Drawing on both unpublished discussion papers as well as previously published essays, the reader will find much of interest in the wide-ranging scholarship contained in this work, structured as follows: Part I, Japanese-German Business Relations; Part II, Trajectory of Japanese-German Business Relations; Part III, The Japanese and European Business and Economies. A Foreword by YUZAWA Takeshi, Professor Emeritus, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, evaluates the relevance and significance of Professor Kudo's lifetime research and scholarship in the context of German-Japanese relations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

Prologue

[1] Why Study the History of Japanese-German Relations?

[2] A Personal Historiography of Japanese-German/Euro-Asian Relations

PART I Japanese-German Business Relations

1 I.G. Farben in Japan: The Transfer of Technology and Managerial Skills

2 Dominance through Cooperation: I.G. Farben’s Japan Strategy

3 Cultural Barriers Facing Exporters to Japan: German Business in the Inter-war Period

4 Search for Stability: Siemens in Inter-war-period Japan

Part II: Trajectory of Japanese-German Business Relations

5 International Cartels in Business History

6 Western Multinationals in Japan: Missed Opportunities and Lessons from Inter-war Business History

7 Japan’s Technology Transfer and Business Management: An Analysis from the Standpoint of Business History

8 The Political Process of IG Farben’s Dissolution

9 Second Trial for Catching up: The Introduction of German Technology and the Emergence of the Petrochemical Industry in Post-war Japan

10 Americanization: Historical and Conceptual Issues

11 Emerging Post-war-type Managers and their Learning of American Technology and Management: The Consumer Chemicals Industry and the Case of Kao

12 An Introduction: Approaches to Corporate Governance

13 The State of Business History in Japan: Cross-National Comparisons and International Relations

Part III: Japanese and European Business and Economics

14 From Commercial Controversy to Industrial and Technological Cooperation between Japan and the EC: The New Role of Japanese Direct Investment in the EC

15 Kao Corporation’s Direct Investment and Adaptation in Europe

16 The United Germany and the Future of German Firms: A Japanese View

17 A Partnership of Imbalance: Changes in Japanese-European Economic Relations

18 The Trajectory of European Integration: Possibilities for Substituting Hegemony

19 Americanization or Europeanization?: The Globalization of the Japanese Economy

20 A Note on Globalization and Regional Integration

21 The Response of Japanese Capitalism to Globalization: A Comparison with the German Case

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-079339-8

1-003-70669-X

1-04-079918-3

1-898823-70-7

9781003706694

OCLC:

1078565983