Japanese companies are household names throughout the world, and the economy vies with America as the greatest in the world. But how much do we really know about the forces that have made this possible? This book is based on the premise that it is vital to know something about Japanese life in order...

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Main Author:	Francks, Penelope 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London u.a. Routledge 1992
Edition:	1. publ.
Series:	The Nissan Institute / Routledge Japanese studies series
Subjects:	Agricultura - Aspectos económicos - Japón Economische ontwikkeling Industrie Landbouw Wirtschaftsentwicklung Landwirtschaft Agriculture > Economic aspects > Japan Industrial policy > Japan Industries > Japan Wirtschaft Japón - Industria Japan
Summary:	Japanese companies are household names throughout the world, and the economy vies with America as the greatest in the world. But how much do we really know about the forces that have made this possible? This book is based on the premise that it is vital to know something about Japanese life in order to study the economic, political and social aspects of its economic development. The book traces the roots of the Japanese post-war miracle, looking behind the international influence of Japanese business to the millions of ordinary workers in factories, in workshops, and on farms, who have made it possible. How have their lives changed over the hundred years of industrialization? Is the Japanese work ethic uniquely equipped for such a challenge, or could the Japanese example be extended to today's Third World? This book mixes detailed case study material with description and analysis of Japanese economic and social history, and it presents a comparative survey of the development experience in the rest of the world.
Physical Description:	X, 288 S.
ISBN:	0415041007 0415041015