MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy 1925-1975 - Hardcover

Johnson, Chalmers A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804711283 ISBN 13: 9780804711289

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 1982

Synopsis

From dust jacket notes: "Central to an understanding of Japan's 'miracle' - the unprecedented economic growth that has made Japan the second most productive open economy in history - is the role of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), an elite bureaucratic department with no precise equivalent in any other country. This study, the first in any language, describes MITI's origins, structure, and activities from its beginnings in the 1920's to the immediate aftermath of the international oil crisis of 1973-74...."

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Review:

'There are, unfortunately, few books on Japanese politics and economics thatdeserve to be widely recommended to nonspecialists from either discipline, let alone to the generally informed public. Happily, Chalmers Johnson's excellent study is one of those rare gems that will demand attention from wide audiences. It is a sparkling addition to scholarship and literacy ... This is a book that is very rich in information, texture, and insight. It will undoubtedly continue to be widely read long into the future and will also stand as a pillar of scholarship to be emulated by the best minds in several fields. It is a delight to read.' T. J. Pempel, Political Science Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0804711283
• ISBN 13: 9780804711289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 409