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Troubled industries : confronting economic change in Japan /

Robert M. Uriu analyzes the industrial policy-making process in Japan for industries faced with sudden economic decline. He takes exception to the traditional view that policy bureaucrats in Japan are autonomous and insulated from societal pressures, arguing that the private sector in Japan has been...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Uriu, Robert M., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Series:Cornell studies in political economy.
Studies of the East Asian Institute.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PART I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRIAL ADJUSTMENT. Introduction
  • Industrial Structure and Industry Preferences
  • Turning Industry Preferences into Policy Choices: The Industrial Policy-Making Environment
  • PART II. CONFRONTING ECONOMIC CHANGE. Politicized Industries: Cotton Spinning and Coal Mining (Type IV)
  • Marginalized Industries: Steel Minimills and Paper (Type III)
  • Flexible Industries: Synthetic Fibers and Aluminum (Type I)
  • Mixed-Incentive Industries: Shipbuilding and Integrated Steel (Type II)
  • PART III. INDUSTRY ACTORS, THE POLICY-MAKING ENVIRONMENT, AND POLICY CHOICES. The Structural Determinants of Industry Behavior
  • Rethinking Government-Industry Relations in Japan.