Making Common Sense of Japan

Steven Reed

ISBN 10: 0822955105 / ISBN 13: 9780822955108

Verlag: University Of Pittsburgh Press Okt 1993, 1993

Beschreibung

Neuware - Steven Reed takes on the task of demystifying Japanese culture and behavior. Through examples that are familiar to an American audience and his own personal encounters, he argues that the apparent oddity of Japanese behavior flows quite naturally from certain objective conditions that are different from those in the United States. Two aspects of the Japanese economy have particularly baffled Americans: that Japanese workers have 'permanent employment' and that the Japanese government cooperates with big business. Reed explains these phenomena in common sense terms. He shows how they developed historically, why they continue, and why they helped produce economic growth. He concludes that these practices are in fact, not very different from the United States.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780822955108

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Making Common Sense of Japan
• Verlag: University Of Pittsburgh Press Okt 1993
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0822955105
• ISBN-13: 9780822955108
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 226B x 151 H x 22 T Millimeter Breite: 226 mm, Höhe: 151 mm, Tiefe: 22 mm
• Gewicht: 287 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Common misconceptions about Japan begin with the notion that it is a “small” country (it's actually lager than Great Britain, Germany or Italy) and end with pronouncements that the Japanese think differently and have different values-they do things differently because that's the way they are.
    Steven Reed takes on the task of demystifying Japanese culture and behavior. Through examples that are familiar to an American audience and his own personal encounters with the Japanese, he argues that the apparent oddity of Japanese behavior flows quite naturally from certain objective conditions that are different from those in the United States.
    Mystical allegations about national character are less useful for understanding a foreign culture than a close look at specific situations and conditions. Two aspects of the Japanese economy have particularly baffled Americans: that Japanese workers have “permanent employment” and that the Japanese government cooperates with big business. Reed explains these phenomena in common sense terms. He shows how they developed historically, why they continue, and why they helped produce economic growth. He concludes that these practices are not as different from what happens in the United States as they may appear.
 

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steven R. Reed is on the faculty of policy studies at Chuo University, Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan.