Japanese Law: An Economic Approach [Paperback]

In this introduction to Japanese law, J. Mark Ramseyer and Minoru Nakazato combine an economic approach with a clear and often amusing account of the law itself to challenge commonly held ideas about the law. Arguing against such things as the assumption that Japanese law differs from law in the United States and the idea that law plays only a trivial role in Japan or is culturally determined, this book will be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of Japanese law.

J. Mark Ramseyeris the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of several books, most recentlyOdd Markets in Japanese History: Law and Economic Growth.

Minoru Nakazatois a professor of law at the University of Tokyo and the author ofThe Taxation of International Transactions.

In this introduction to Japanese law, J. Mark Ramseyer and Minoru Nakazato combine an economic approach with a clear and often amusing account of the law itself to challenge commonly held ideas about the law. Arguing against such things as the assumption that Japanese law differs from law in the United States and the idea that law plays only a trivial role in Japan or is culturally determined, this book will be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of Japanese law.

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Caveats
Exchange Rates
1: Introduction
2: Property
3: Contracts
4: Torts
5: Corporations
6: Civil Procedure
7: Criminal Law and Procedure
8: Administrative Law
9: Income Tax
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Table of Statutes
Index