Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan (Asia's Transformations) - Softcover

Kingston, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415274834 ISBN 13: 9780415274838

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The 1990s have been termed as 'Japan's lost decade' to describe how the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy ground to a halt and the country was crippled by enormous and ongoing political, economic and social problems. In responding to these unprecedented difficulties, wide-ranging reforms have been adopted including NPO, information disclosure and judicial reform legislation. Controversially, this book argues that such reforms are creating a more robust civil society and demonstrate that Japan is far more dynamic than is generally recognized.

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Review:

'Kingston has provided a well researched and also readable synthesis of developments in Japan since the collapse of the bubble economy in 1989....The fact that Kingston happens to be a rare example of an academician who can combine sound analysis with entertaining prose makes it possible to recommend this book to just about anyone interested in contemporary Japan.' - International Herald Tribune

About the Author:

Jeff Kingston is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, and has written over 200 book reviews for Japan Times.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415274834
• ISBN 13: 9780415274838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376