Amakudari : The Hidden Fabric of Japan's Economy /

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"The widespread migration of civil servants to high-profile positions in the private and public sectors is known in Japan as amakudari, or "descent from heaven." Recent media stories associate the practice with corruption as the former officials seek government favors for their new em...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colignon, Richard A., 1951-
Other Authors: Usui, Chikako, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Power (Social sciences)
Economic history.
Bureaucracy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > Japon.
Bureaucratie > Japon.
Power (Social sciences) > Japan.
Bureaucracy > Japan.
Japan.
Japon > Conditions economiques > 1989-
Japan > Economic conditions > 1989-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Amakudari and the political economy of Japan
  • Amakudari as an institution
  • Amakudari : movement to the private sector
  • Yokosuberi and public corporations
  • Wataridori and private and public corporations
  • Seikai Tensin : movement to the political world
  • Amakudari as a power structure.

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