Preface Foreword: From ‘Japanophilia’ to Indifference? Three decades of research on contemporary Japan Introduction: Seven Japanese Lessons on the Diversity of Capitalism and its Future 1. Thirty Years of Neo-Liberal Reforms in Japan 2. Is this the End of the J-Model of the Firm? 3. Is Japanese capitalism still coordinated? 4. What is the Nature of the Japanese Social Compromise Today? 5. Which education system in a neoliberal world? 6. Is convergence towards the Silicon Valley model the only way for the Japanese innovation system? 7. Should Japanese capitalism adapt itself to globalization? Conclusion
Sebastien Lechevalier is Associate Professor at the EHESS in France.
The range of material covered is impressive. It is not often that a
book makes you sit up and reflect carefully on your own
understanding of Japan, which tends to be compartmentalized,
acquired piecemeal, over time, and subject to various biases. This
book does that. For me its value lies in what is says about changes
to the Japanese
variety of capitalism on the one hand, and the insights it offers
about the French r!egulation approach to varieties of capitalism on
the other. It should appear in reading lists on the Japanese
economy and society, varieties of capitalism and institutions. - D.
Hugh Whittaker, University of OxfordNevertheless, with all its
profound insights, The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism
should be picked up by scholars and students interested in the
analysis of capitalism and its subcomponents, be they the business
system, labor-management relations, employment, or the welfare
state. - Mari Sako, University of OxfordAt the end of this book,
some changes already mentioned— the increase of inequalities and
uncertainty; the difficulties met by families to play their
role—seem to be clear. Yet the picture is far from being complete.
This is precisely why the book is so enlightening a sociological
approach Japan. It opens up promising avenues for research. Some
case studies beyond the company world would help to clarify the
picture of its links with related social contexts. - César
Castellvi, University of Tokyo
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