MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925-1975
- ISBN-10
- 080476560X
- ISBN-13
- 9780804765602
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 393
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Author
- Chalmers Johnson
Description
The focus of this book is on the Japanese economic bureaucracy, particularly on the famous Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), as the leading state actor in the economy.
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- 1982
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