Comparing economic systems : Italy and Japan
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Comparing economic systems : Italy and Japan
Palgrave, 2001
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Italy and Japan are among the world's largets and richest economies, yet their performance has seldom been compared. This book, written by specialists coming from both countries, fills the gap. It looks in detail at areas such as coporate governance, growth, financial and foreign trade structure, labour markets and industrial organization. Two major themes emerge. First, both Italy and Japan have been successful without following the institutions, policies and practices of the dominant Anglo-American model. Second, behind a number of apparent similarities between the two economies are hidden equally numerous differences. Thus, both countries experienced rapid domestic and export growth, yet Japanese growth was spearheaded by large-scale conglomerates, Italy's by smaller firms. Both have dualistic economies, but while Italy's divide is regional, Japan's cuts across sectors and industries. And while neither economy has embraced shareholder capitalism, it is managers that have run Japan's companies, while family owners have dominated Italian firms. So far at least, convergence between the two models has been very limited.
Table of Contents
- Preface Notes List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction
- A.Boltho, A.Vercelli & H.Yoshikawa Divergences in Corporate Governance Models: The Role of Institutional Shocks
- F.Barca, K.Iwai, U.Pagano & S.Trento Economic Growth: The Role of Demand
- M.D.Matteo & H.Yoshikawa Italy's Financial System: Banks and Industrial Investment
- M.de Cecco & G.Ferri Japan's Financial System: A Failure of Corporate Governance?
- A.Horiuchi Foreign Trade Performance: From Early Similarities to Present Diversity
- A.Boltho Labour Market Performance and Job Creation
- Y.Genda, M.G.Pazienza & M.Signorelli Small Firms and Manufacturing Employment
- P.Carnazza, A.Innocenti & A.Vercelli The Distribution Structure: An Evolutionary Analysis
- K.G.Nishimura & L.F.Punzo Education, Training and Labour Market Structure
- G.Brunello & T.Ishikawa The Silk Industry: A Historical Perspective
- G.Federico & K.Ishii Index
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