Japan Inc. on the brink : institutional corruption and agency failure /: institutional corruption and agency failure. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan Carpenter.
• Authors: Carpenter, Susan, 1943-
• Contents: Indtroduction -- 1. Back to Basics? -- 2. The Sign of the Times: Japan Inc. (1955-1974) -- 3. The Route to Heaven-on-Earth -- 4. Pork-Barrel Politics in the Prefectures: the Winners -- 5. The Japanese Economic Miracle: Japan Inc. on Center Stage -- 6. The Roaring 80s: The Bicycle Economy Out of Control -- 7. The Metamorphous of Sanraku Inc. -- 8. The Martini, Glenfiddich and Babycham Marathons -- 9. Marketing and Advertising Strategies: What's it all About? -- 10. Bubble, Bubble Turmoil and Trouble -- 11. Special Corporations: Insatiable -- 12. The Skill at Disguising -- 13. The Price of Pork-Barrel Patronage: Beggars Can't be Choosers -- 14. Still Bubbling -- Conclusion: The Third Lost Decade.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 316 pages)
• Subjects: 330.952; Business; Fiscal policy -- Japan; Corporations -- Japan -- Finance; Corporations -- Finance; Economic policy; Fiscal policy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Decision-Making & Problem Solving; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Strategic Planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History; Wirtschaftspolitik; Wirtschaftspolitik; Unternehmen; Business & Economics -- International -- Economics; Business & Economics -- Management; Business & Economics -- Economic History; Business & Economics -- Operations Research; Business & management; Management & management techniques; Economic history; International economics; Operational research; Management science; Leadership; International business enterpris; Management; Economic history; International economics; Operations research; Business strategy; Japan -- Economic policy; Japan; Japan; Japan; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1322576890; 9781322576893; 9781137469441; 1137469447; 9781349500512; 1349500518
• Related ISBNs: 9781137469434
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.