Why Japan Can't Reform - Inside the System

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.

List of contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Why Japan Can't Reform: inside the system PART I: THE SYSTEM Introduction The Development of the System The Elite Bureaucracy: the image of reform Amakudari: the ties that binds the bureaucracy with the private and public sectors and politics Interpersonal Networks in the 'Ruling Triad' PART II INSIDE THE SYSTEM The Elite Bureaucracy: prisoners of the system The Interviews Conclusion Bibliography

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: S Carpenter, S. Carpenter
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349306145
• ISBN: 978-1-349-30614-5
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 10 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 170 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Management, B, Planning, Organization, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Management & management techniques, Management science, International business enterprises, Palgrave Business & Management Collection