The Japanese Civil Service and Economic Development: Catalysts of Change

Kim, Hyung-Ki; Muramatsu, Michio; Pempel, T. J.; Yamamura, Kozo (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0198289383 / ISBN 13: 9780198289388

Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Japanese Civil Service and Economic Development: Catalysts of Change
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198289383
• ISBN 13: 9780198289388
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics

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Synopsis

This volume analyzes how the Japanese civil service has contributed to Japan's phenomenally successful economic growth, and provides much new information about its structure, function, and policymaking activities. It emphasizes the degree of competitiveness within the Japanese bureaucracy; the extent to which political authority, rather than formal power, is wielded; and the way in which government policy has stimulated market forces. Written by experts in the field, this work will be invaluable to economists and policymakers interested in the Japanese system and in models for developing and transitional economies.

About the Author

Hyung-Ki Kim is Division Chief for Studies, World Bank Economic Development Institute. Michio Muramatsu is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University. T.J. Pempel is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin. Kozo Yamamura is Job and Gertrud Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Washington.