Using an institutional and empirical approach, this book analyses the role of formal rules (laws and regulations) and informal rules (norms, practices, and shared beliefs) in the Japanese economy. Milhaupt and West show that institutions play a crucial and overlooked role in the structure of the Japanese economy.
Using an institutional and empirical approach, this book analyses the role of formal rules (law and regulations) and informal rules (norms, practices, and shared beliefs) in the Japanese economy. Through in-depth studies of corporate governance and financ
1. Introduction; 2. Corporate Law and Governance: Shareholder Derivative Suits; 3. Venture Capital; 4. The "Jusen" Problem; 5. Sokaiya; 6. Organized Crime; 7. Mergers and Acquisitions; 8. Lawyers and Bureaucrats; 9. Looking Ahead
Using an institutional and empirical approach, this book analyses the role of formal rules (law and regulations) and informal rules (norms, practices, and shared beliefs) in the Japanese economy. Through in-depth studies of corporate governance and financ
1. Introduction; 2. Corporate Law and Governance: Shareholder Derivative Suits; 3. Venture Capital; 4. The "Jusen" Problem; 5. Sokaiya; 6. Organized Crime; 7. Mergers and Acquisitions; 8. Lawyers and Bureaucrats; 9. Looking Ahead