John Crump

Nikkeiren and Japanese Capitalism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a history of Nikkeiren (the Japanese Federation of Managers' Organisations) and an account of post-war capitalist development in Japan. The author challenges the principal interpretations of how the economy functions revealing a darker side of Japanese capitalism in his examination of the roles played by class power, manipulation and mystification.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780415305723
• ISBN-10: 0415305721
• Artikelnr.: 21493734

Autorenporträt

John Crump was formerly Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling and Director of the Scottish Centre for Japanese Studies. He has now retired and lives in Scotland.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Nature of Japanese Capitalism: Perceptions and Reality  2. Japan's
Bosses in 1945: Knocked Down but not Knocked Out  3. We're All Workers Now:
Ideological and Organizational Defence (1945-7)  4. Counter-Attack:
Teaching the Workers Who Is Boss (1948-60)  5. Simultaneously Applying the
Accelerator and the Brake: High Speed Growth and the Attempt to Rein in
Wages (1961-73)  6. Seizing the Opportunity: Turning the Oil Shock to the
Bosses' Advantage (1974-80)  7. No Room For Doubt: Japan in a Class of its
Own (1981-1991)  8. Economic Downturn and Its Consequences: Labour
Quiesence and Nikkeiren's Extinction (1992-2002)  9. Conclusions: Nikkeiren
and Japanese Capitalism