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4. The State: Meritocratic Guidance and Private Initiative

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents xiii
  4. PART ONE. The Japanese Challenge
  5. I. A Mirror for America 3
  6. 2. The Japanese Miracle 9
  7. PART TWO. Japanese Success
  8. 3. Knowledge: Pursuit and Consensus 27
  9. 4. The State: Meritocratic Guidance and Private Initiative 53
  10. 5. Politics: Higher Interests and Fair Shares 97
  11. 6. The Large Company: Identification and Performance 131
  12. 7. Basic Education: Quality and Equality 158
  13. 8. Welfare: Security without Entitlement 184
  14. 9. Crime Control: Enforcement and Public Support 204
  15. PART THREE. American Response
  16. 10. Lessons: Can a Western Nation Learn from the East ? 225
  17. Bibliography, Index
  18. Bibliography 259
  19. Index 267
Japan as Number One
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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674366299.c6

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents xiii
  4. PART ONE. The Japanese Challenge
  5. I. A Mirror for America 3
  6. 2. The Japanese Miracle 9
  7. PART TWO. Japanese Success
  8. 3. Knowledge: Pursuit and Consensus 27
  9. 4. The State: Meritocratic Guidance and Private Initiative 53
  10. 5. Politics: Higher Interests and Fair Shares 97
  11. 6. The Large Company: Identification and Performance 131
  12. 7. Basic Education: Quality and Equality 158
  13. 8. Welfare: Security without Entitlement 184
  14. 9. Crime Control: Enforcement and Public Support 204
  15. PART THREE. American Response
  16. 10. Lessons: Can a Western Nation Learn from the East ? 225
  17. Bibliography, Index
  18. Bibliography 259
  19. Index 267
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