{"product_id":"odd-markets-in-japanese-history-law-and-economic-growth-paperback-9780521048255","title":"Odd Markets in Japanese History; Law and Economic Growth (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521048255","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOdd Markets in Japanese History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLaw and Economic Growth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book uses a rational-choice approach to study the impact of Japanese law on economic growth in Japan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Mark Ramseyer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521048255, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 January 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 18 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.328 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Viola's book opens a fascinating window on the peasant world....Viola forces us to ask new and different questions about collectivization.  Her book will be a starting point for all serious thought on the subject.\"   Book Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEmploying a rational-choice approach, Professor Ramseyer studies the impact of Japanese law on economic growth in Japan. Toward that end, the author investigates the way law governed various markets and the way that people negotiated contracts within those markets. For much of the period at stake, the Japanese government was an oligarchy rather than a democracy; the judges operated a civil rather than common law regime; the economy grew modestly but erratically; and social customs changed rapidly and radically. As a result, this study applies an economic logic, but to markets in a vastly different world, in a different historical period, and with a different political regime and legal system. Findings reveal that the legal system generally promoted mutually advantageous deals, and that people generally negotiated in ways that shrewdly promoted their private best interests. Whether in the markets for indentured servants, prostitutes, or marriage partners, Odd Markets in Japanese History reports little evidence of either age- or gender- related exploitation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e Series editor's preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Law and economic growth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Property: water and land\u003cbr\u003e 3. Externalities: smoke and noise\u003cbr\u003e 4. Markets: children\u003cbr\u003e 5. Autonomy: family law\u003cbr\u003e 6. Promissory credibility: sex\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cartels: cotton spinning\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006268231960,"sku":"9780521048255","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521048255i_e0796017-c323-4461-abb9-14434848b297.jpg?v=1694968695","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/odd-markets-in-japanese-history-law-and-economic-growth-paperback-9780521048255","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}