Japan, who Governs?: The Rise of the Developmental StateJapan is the world's richest country in terms of per capita income. Even during a recession the country is in the black. Japan's school system produces a blue-collar work force possessing skills that come only with a college degree in most Western countries. Its pension and health delivery systems are efficient and relatively inexpensive, and its unemployment rate half that of the United States and Germany. |
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| Title | Japan, who Governs?: The Rise of the Developmental State Donación Embajada de Japón |
| Author | Chalmers A. Johnson |
| Publisher | Norton, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0393037398, 9780393037395 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / Japan Political Science / Political Process / General |
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