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Bernard Eccleston - State and Society in Post-War Japan - 9780745601663 - V9780745601663
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State and Society in Post-War Japan

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Description for State and Society in Post-War Japan Paperback. State and Society in Post--War Japan integrates the previous work of disciplinary specialists into a coherent account of how Japanese society has changed since the war. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JP; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
State and Society in Post-War Japan integrates the previous work of disciplinary specialists into a coherent account of how Japanese society has changed since the war.

Bernard Eccleston focuses on the way the Japanese state has been managed in the face of unprecedented economic growth rates up to the mid 1970s, and their subsequent slackening in recent times. He examines how political and social processes are organized to reinforce the drive to make Japan the world's number one economy. In assessing the organizing role of the state, full weight is given to the ways in which the state incorporates competing ... Read more

Eccleston also raises important questions that are of direct relevance to other industrial societies. In particular, he asks what has been the cost to Japanese society of rapid economic development. Eccleston's answer provides a vital counterbalance to the prevailing tendency to see Japan as a blueprint for ailing Western economies.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745601663
SKU
V9780745601663
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17

About Bernard Eccleston
Bernard Eccleston is the author of State and Society in Post-War Japan, published by Wiley.

Reviews for State and Society in Post-War Japan
"... a book which can be safely recommended to colleagues and students who want or need to know more about contemporary Japan." (Times Higher Education Supplement) "[a] comprehensive study" (International Review of Administrative Sciences) "an outstanding contribution. ...[this book] corrects many popular misconceptions about Japan ... a useful book because of the broad arguments that it develops." (British ... Read more

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