Japan's Quiet Transformation Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan

Name: Japan's Quiet Transformation Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan
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ISBN: 9780415274838

ISBN-10: 0415274834

ISBN-13: 9780415274838

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jeff Kingston

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During the 1990s Japan's phenomenal economic growth ground to a halt and the country was crippled by ongoing political, economic and social problems. In this book, the author argues that when Japan emerges from these manifold problems it may well be an even stronger society than before.

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface






The Lost Decade of the 1990s



Information Disclosure



Building Civil Society: NPOs and judicial reform



Rogues and Riches: The bureaucrats' fall from grace



Downsizing the Construction State






Bad Blood: The betrayal and infection of Japan's hemophiliacs



Dignity Denied



Mad Cows and Ocean Cockroaches






One Hand Clapping: Currents of nationalism in contemporary Japan



Social Transformation: Family, gender, ageing and work Conclusion - Under Construction: Japan's nascent civil society


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