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Author |
: Frances Rosenbluth |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 263 |
Release |
: 2010-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400835096 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400835097 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Japan Transformed by : Frances Rosenbluth
With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. Rebuilding from the economic misfortunes of its recent past, the country retains a formidable economy and its political system is healthier than at any time in its history. Japan Transformed explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's recent evolution, and looks at the consequences for Japan's citizens and global neighbors. The book examines Japanese history, illustrating the country's multiple transformations over the centuries, and then focuses on the critical and inexorable advance of economic globalization. It describes how global economic integration and urbanization destabilized Japan's postwar policy coalition, undercut the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ability to buy votes, and paved the way for new electoral rules that emphasized competing visions of the public good. In contrast to the previous system that pitted candidates from the same party against each other, the new rules tether policymaking to the vast swath of voters in the middle of the political spectrum. Regardless of ruling party, Japan's politics, economics, and foreign policy are on a neoliberal path. Japan Transformed combines broad context and comparative analysis to provide an accurate understanding of Japan's past, present, and future.
Author |
: Jeff Kingston |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2021-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429767364 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429767366 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Japan in Transformation, 1945–2020 by : Jeff Kingston
Japan in Transformation, 1945–2020 has been newly revised and updated to examine the 3.11 natural and nuclear disasters, Emperor Akihito’s abdication, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s legacies, the 2019 World Cup and the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19. Through a chronological approach, this volume traces the development of Japan’s history from the US Occupation in 1945 to the political consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. It evaluates the impact of the Lost Decade of the 1990s as well as key issues such as the demographic crisis, war memory, regional relations, security concerns, constitutional revision and political stagnation. In response to post-2010 developments such as Abenomics, the demise of the Democratic Party of Japan and immigration policy, chapters have been reassessed to account for changes in politics, the role of women, Japan’s relationships with Asia and how and why policies have fallen short of stated goals. Overall, the volume reveals how Japan transformed into one of the largest economic and technological powers of the modern world. With a Chronology, Who’s who and Glossary, this edition is the ideal resource for all students interested in Japanese politics, economy and society since the end of World War II.
Author |
: Sébastien Lechevalier |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2014-02-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317974963 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317974964 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism by : Sébastien Lechevalier
In the 1980s the performance of Japan’s economy was an international success story, and led many economists to suggest that the 1990s would be a Japanese decade. Today, however, the dominant view is that Japan is inescapably on a downward slope. Rather than focusing on the evolution of the performance of Japanese capitalism, this book reflects on the changes that it has experienced over the past 30 years, and presents a comprehensive analysis of the great transformation of Japanese capitalism from the heights of the 1980s, through the lost decades of the 1990s, and well into the 21st century. This book posits an alternative analysis of the Japanese economic trajectory since the early 1980s, and argues that whereas policies inspired by neo-liberalism have been presented as a solution to the Japanese crisis, these policies have in fact been one of the causes of the problems that Japan has faced over the past 30 years. Crucially, this book seeks to understand the institutional and organisational changes that have characterised Japanese capitalism since the 1980s, and to highlight in comparative perspective, with reference to the ‘neo-liberal moment’, the nature of the transformation of Japanese capitalism. Indeed, the arguments presented in this book go well beyond Japan itself, and examine the diversity of capitalism, notably in continental Europe, which has experienced problems that in many ways are also comparable to those of Japan. The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism will appeal to students and scholars of both Japanese politics and economics, as well as those interested in comparative political economy.
Author |
: Marc Steinberg |
Publisher |
: U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages |
: 297 |
Release |
: 2019-02-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781452960845 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1452960844 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Platform Economy by : Marc Steinberg
Offering a deeper understanding of today’s internet media and the management theory behind it Platforms are everywhere. From social media to chat, streaming, credit cards, and even bookstores, it seems like almost everything can be described as a platform. In The Platform Economy, Marc Steinberg argues that the “platformization” of capitalism has transformed everything, and it is imperative that we have a historically precise, robust understanding of this widespread concept. Taking Japan as the key site for global platformization, Steinberg delves into that nation’s unique technological and managerial trajectory, in the process systematically examining every facet of the elusive word platform. Among the untold stories revealed here is that of the 1999 iPhone precursor, the i-mode: the world’s first widespread mobile internet platform, which became a blueprint for Apple and Google’s later dominance of the mobile market. Steinberg also charts the rise of social gaming giants GREE and Mobage, chat tools KakaoTalk, WeChat, and LINE, and video streaming site Niconico Video, as well as the development of platform theory in Japan, as part of a wider transformation of managerial theory to account for platforms as mediators of cultural life. Analyzing platforms’ immense impact on contemporary media such as video streaming, music, and gaming, The Platform Economy fills in neglected parts of the platform story. In narrating the rise and fall of Japanese platforms, and the enduring legacy of Japanese platform theory, this book sheds light on contemporary tech titans like Facebook, Google, Apple, and Netflix, and their platform-mediated transformation of contemporary life—it is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand what capitalism is today and where it is headed.
Author |
: Jeff Kingston |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 375 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780415274838 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0415274834 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Japan's Quiet Transformation by : Jeff Kingston
Controversially, this book argues that the Japan that emerges from its manifold problems of the 1990s may be stronger than before.
Author |
: Sarah Hyde |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2009-09-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135219741 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135219745 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Transformation of the Japanese Left by : Sarah Hyde
This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of ‘the old socialists’, the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Sarah Hyde has produced an original book which looks at the intra-left (non-communist) opposition party manoeuvrings during the 1990s through to the new millennium in a highly detailed and focused manner whilst simultaneously looking at the three most significant changes for the left nationally: the change to the electoral system, the change to public opinion regarding defense and the Constitution after the First Gulf War and the changes to the Labour Union movement. Ending with a chapter on the incredibly important 2007 Upper House election, which brings the development of the opposition full circle, this book will be a valuable source for students and scholars of Japanese politics, electoral systems and opposition politics.
Author |
: Dan Free |
Publisher |
: Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 781 |
Release |
: 2012-11-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781462907212 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1462907210 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 by : Dan Free
Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization. Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike. This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.
Author |
: Timothy Amos |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2021-11-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000508185 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000508188 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Revisiting Japan’s Restoration by : Timothy Amos
This volume presents the reader with thirty-one short chapters that capture an exciting new moment in the study of the Meiji Restoration. The chapters offer a kaleidoscope of approaches and interpretations of the Restoration that showcase the strengths of the most recent interpretative trends in history writing on Japan while simultaneously offering new research pathways. On a scale probably never before seen in the study of the Restoration outside Japan, the short chapters in this volume reveal unique aspects of the transformative event and process not previously explored in previous research. They do this in three core ways: through selecting and deploying different time frames in their historical analysis; by creative experimentation with different spatial units through which to ascertain historical experience; and by innovative selection of unique and highly original topics for analysis. The volume offers students and teachers of Japanese history, modern history, and East Asian studies an important resource for coming to grips with the multifaceted nature of Japan’s nineteenth-century transformation. The volume will also have broader appeal to scholars working in fields such as early modern/modern world history, global history, Asian modernities, gender studies, economic history, and postcolonial studies.
Author |
: Tessa Morris-Suzuki |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 1994-11-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521424925 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521424929 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Technological Transformation of Japan by : Tessa Morris-Suzuki
This landmark book is the first general English-language history of technology in modern Japan.
Author |
: Mark Michael Rowe |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2011-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226730165 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226730166 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bonds of the Dead by : Mark Michael Rowe
Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. For that reason, Japanese Buddhism’s social and economic base has long been in mortuary services—a base now threatened by public debate over the status, treatment, and location of the dead. Bonds of the Dead explores the crisis brought on by this debate and investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan. Mark Rowe offers a crucial account of how religious, political, social, and economic forces in the twentieth century led to the emergence of new funerary practices in Japan and how, as a result, the care of the dead has become the most fundamental challenge to the continued existence of Japanese temple Buddhism. Far from marking the death of Buddhism in Japan, Rowe argues, funerary Buddhism reveals the tradition at its most vibrant. Combining ethnographic research with doctrinal considerations, this is a fascinating book for anyone interested in Japanese society and religion.