Reprogramming Japan. The high tech crisis under communitarian capitalism

Anchordoguy argues that "a consensus emerged that communitarian institutions and policies needed to be modified because they were undermining economic health and social stability", and that "the state and firms are giving greater priority to economic returns without abandoning long-te...

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Published inAsian Studies Review Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 372
Main Author Bayari, Celal
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Nathan Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.09.2007
Subjects
Competition
Society
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Summary:Anchordoguy argues that "a consensus emerged that communitarian institutions and policies needed to be modified because they were undermining economic health and social stability", and that "the state and firms are giving greater priority to economic returns without abandoning long-term commitments to workers and suppliers together" (p. 124). "[T]he very sense of insularity and community that empowered Japanese to pull together for the war and postwar recovery is contributing to their inflexibility and decline in a new era of global competition and technological change" (p. 206).
ISSN:1035-7823
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