{"product_id":"small-firms-in-the-japanese-economy-paperback-9780521664714","title":"Small Firms in the Japanese Economy (Paperback) 9780521664714","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSmall Firms in the Japanese Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComprehensive analysis of the significant but often overlooked role of small firms in Japan's economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eD. H. Whittaker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521664714, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 June 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 29 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.41 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' … this well-researched and thorough account. An excellent bibliography … '. Asian Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNow in paperback, this book considers the role of small firms in the Japanese economy and challenges established views of the Japanese economy, society and political economy. Japan's giant corporations are household names, and dominate our views of the Japanese economy. But surprisingly, Japan also ranks alongside Italy as having the highest proportion of small firms - and employment in them - amongst the OECD countries. These small firms have either been ignored, or they have been treated as appendages of large firms. This book paints a balanced picture based on a unique and statistically rich survey. It looks at small firms in Japan's leading machine industries, their relations with each other as well as with large firms, and their internal management, employment and technology dynamics. Paradoxically, in contrast to the 'resurgence' of small firms in other industrialised countries, their number and employment share in Japan are now in decline.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Small firms and Japan's small firm 'problem'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Industrial districts\u003cbr\u003e 4. Small firms and industrial districts: Ota Ward\u003cbr\u003e 5. Interfirm relations 1: 'vertical'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Interfirm relations 2: 'horizontal'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Founders, entrepreneurship and innovation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Employment, skills and technology\u003cbr\u003e 9. Policy and politics\u003cbr\u003e 10. A comparative view: small factories in Birmingham\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sunrise or sunset for Japan's small firms?\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Small businesses \u0026amp; self-employed [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Small businesses \u0026amp; self-employed\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Small%20businesses%20\u0026amp;%20self-employed%20%5BKJVS%5D%22\"\u003eKJVS\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":46005694169368,"sku":"9780521664714","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521664714i_0ceab401-98ef-4ce6-98e9-7240d04cdf64.jpg?v=1691379681","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/small-firms-in-the-japanese-economy-paperback-9780521664714","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}