Firms and Industrial Organization in Japan (Hardcover)

Preface and Acknowledgements - Introduction and Summary - PART 1: SMALL BUSINESS AND DIVISION OF LABOUR: The Dual Structure, A Gap between Image and Reality of Small Business, and Subcontracting Relationship - Monopoly, Corporate Profits, and the Dual Structure - The Image and Reality of Small Business and Small Business Policies - Supplier-Assembler Relationships in the Automobile Industry - PART 2: FINANCIAL MARKET: Loan-Concentration, Main Banks, and the Corporate-Group-View - Economic Analysis of the 'Loan-Concentration Mechanism' -'Main Bank' and Its Functions - An Anatomy and Critique of the 'Corporate-Group-View' - PART 3: INDUSTRIAL POLICY - 'Industrial Policy' of Japan: A Beginner's Guide - Economic Consequences of Investment Coordination in the Steel Industry - Coordination within Industry: Output, Price, and Investment - PART 4: INTRAFIRM ORGANIZATION AND INTERFIRM RELATIONSHIPS - Corporate Governance in Japanese Firms: The Body of Employees as the Controlling Group and Friendly Shareholders - Interfirm Relationships - Conclusion - Reference - Index