The Political Economy of Japanese Society Volume 1 The State or the Market [Hardcover]

This two-volume book, a revision and translation of a multi-disciplinary research project carried out by the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo, analyzes the Japanese political economy from an historical perspective in order to provide a balanced view between the optimism of the 1980s and the pessimism of the 1990s. Paying particular attention to the changes in Japan's contemporary political economy that have come from below, the authors consider marginalized social actors such as opposition parties, the aged, and female and foreign workers alongside more mainstream players such as the governing party, large corporations, and labor unions. Finally, the book examines the strong influence of the Japanese political economy on the global economy.

Volume 1: The State or the Market?
Introduction,Banno Junji
Part 1: Structure
1. Corporate Structure and the Japanese Economy,Hashimoto Juro
2. Introduction to Japanese Company History: Stability and Change in the Ranking of Large Manufacturing Enterprises,Yamazaki Hiroaki
3. Industrial Relations and the Union Movement,Tabata Hirokuni
4. The Weakness of the Contemporary Japanese State,Watanabe Osamu
5. Japanese Companyism and the end of the Cold War,Baba Hiroji
Part 2: Historical Origins
6. The Social Order of Modern Japan,Narusawa Akira
7. Labour and Farmers' Movements in Pre-War Japan,Nishida Yoshiaki
8. The Wartime Institutional Reforms and Transformation of the Economic System,Okazaki Tetsuji
Volume 2: Internationalization and Domestic Issues
Part 1: Internationalization
1. Japan as Creditor Nation,Kawai Masahiro
2. The Internationalization of the Japanese Firm: Japanese Working Practices and Indigenous Asian Workplaces,Koike Kazuo
3. Foreign Workers and Immigration Pl3$