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Japan's Early Experience of Contract Management in the Treaty Ports.
This is the first in-depth study of the early trial-and-error experiences of contracting between Japanese and western merchants trading in the Japanese Treaty Ports in the eighteen year period immediately following the opening of the ports in 1859. Fundamental to the equation were the inevitable eas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Tokugawa Legacy; 2. Treaty Ports: Boundaries and Borders; 3. Reaching Agreement: The Mechanics of Promise and Payment; 4. Description of Cases; 5. The Avenues of Legal Redress; 6. In Pursuit of a Bargain; 7. Promise, Agreement and Contract: Ito Hachibei vs. Walsh, Hall & Co.; 8. Towards Implications and Theory; Conclusion: The Republic of Commerce; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.