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Why Japan Can't Reform

Inside the System

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Susan Carpenter

    1. The University of Edinburgh Business School, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 3-38

    3. The Development of the System

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 39-56

    4. The Elite Bureaucracy: The Image of Reform

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 57-68

    5. Amakudari: The Ties that Bind the Bureaucracy with the Private and Public Sectors and Politics

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 69-82

    6. Interpersonal Networks in the ‘Ruling Triad’

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 83-100

  3. Inside the System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. The Elite Bureaucracy: Prisoners of the System

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 103-113

    3. The Interviews

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 114-138

    4. Conclusion

      • Susan Carpenter
      Pages 139-149

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 150-170
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Keywords

About this book

An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Edinburgh Business School, UK

    Susan Carpenter

About the author

SUSAN CARPENTER is a lecturer in International Business and Director of MSc in International Business and Emerging Markets at the University of Edinburgh Business School. She has worked for Japanese businesses and government-supported organizations in Japan and the U.S.A. She published Special Corporations and the Bureaucracy in 2003.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Why Japan Can't Reform

  • Book Subtitle: Inside the System

  • Authors: Susan Carpenter

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595064

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-22070-6Published: 09 October 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30614-5Published: 22 January 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59506-4Published: 09 October 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 170

  • Topics: International Business, Management, Organization

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