Japan after the Economic Miracle: In Search of New Directions [Paperback]

As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.Acknowledgements. Introduction; P. Bowles, L.T. Woods. I. Searching for New Directions: The Japanese Challenge and Response. Japan's Postwar Fordism: An Historical Perspective on the Economic Crisis in Japan; J. Price. Restoring the Legitimacy of Japanese Business in the Post-Bubble Era: Can Good Economics Make Good Ethics Easier? T. Ursacki. Changing Behaviour of Japanese Consumers; C. Beaupre. Back In the Race: Japan and the Internet; K. Coates. New Directions in Canadlƒ1