From Banks to Markets: The Political Economy of Liberalization of the German and Japanese Financial Systems

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Preface xi
6. Introduction: Convergence or Diversity? Stability and Change in German and Japanese Capitalism 1
7. Germany and Japan: Binding versus Autonomy 51
8. Regional States: Japan and Asia, Germany in Europe 89
9. Germany and Japan in a New Phase of Capitalism: Confronting the Past and the Future 115
10. The Embedded Innovation Systems of Germany and Japan: Distinctive Features and Futures 147
11. The Future of Nationally Embedded Capitalism: Industrial Relations in Germany and Japan 183
12. Transformation and Interaction: Japanese, U.S., and German Production Models in the 1990S 212
13. From Banks to Markets: The Political Economy of Liberalization of the German and Japanese Financial Systems 240
14. Corporate Governance in Germany and Japan: Liberalization Pressures and Responses During the 1990S 261
15. The Re-Organization of Organized Capitalism: How the German and Japanese Models are Shaping Their Own Transformations 306
16. Competitive Party Democracy and Political-Economic Reform in Germany and Japan: Do Party Systems Make a Difference? 334
17. References 364
18. Index 395