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This book attempts a coherent portrait of the heart of Japan's economic and political decision making. It presents the men occupying the core positions in Japan's ruling party, the central ministries, and in big business and its organizations. Elite career patterns, social origins, upbringing, university education, cognitive orientations and ways of life are reviewed, as are the interactions in the exclusive world of Japan's increasingly hereditary and bureaucratic class of power holders in conservative politics and big business.
List of contents
List of Figures - List of Tables - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Japanese Expressions Used - Society and Power in Japan - PART 1: THE POLITICAL ELITE - The Liberal Democratic Party: Structure and Factions - Political Careers - Legitimacy Crises - PART 2: THE BUREAUCRATIC ELITE - The Civil Service System - Government Operations - Elite Civil Servants - PART 3: THE BUSINESS ELITE - The Keiretsu Business Conglomerates - Zaikai: The Organization of Big Business Interests - Executive Careers - PART 4: CONCLUSION - Elite Mobility and Elite Rule - References - Bibliography - Index
