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Richard A. Colignon - Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan´s Economy - 9780801440830 - V9780801440830
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Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan´s Economy

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Description for Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan´s Economy Hardback. Series: ILR Press books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 tables, 5 charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPQB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.

The widespread migration of civil servants to high-profile positions in the private and public sectors is known in Japan as amakudari, or "descent from heaven." Recent media stories associate the practice with corruption as the former officials seek government favors for their new employers. In their timely book, Richard A. Colignon and Chikako Usui offer the first systematic exploration of this influential yet poorly understood Japanese institution.Colignon and Usui analyze amakudari as a ministry-level phenomenon that is consciously constructed and reproduced with intricate networks in many political and corporate spheres. Drawing on five decades of qualitative and quantitative data delineating ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Series
ILR Press books
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801440830
SKU
V9780801440830
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Richard A. Colignon
Richard A. Colignon is Professor in the Department of Sociology and The Center for Social and Public Policy, Duquesne University. He is the author of Power Plays: Critical Events in the Institutionalization of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Chikako Usui is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Graduate Program in Gerontology, and Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Reviews for Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan´s Economy
Amakudari, by putting together different data sources, presents a useful, bird's-eye view of the extensive practice and serves as a good introduction to the topic, especially for those to whom the sheer scope of amakudari in Japanese society would be news.
Koichi Nakano, Sophia University
Journal of Japanese Studies
Colignon documents the networks and informal relationships that ... Read more

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