Japan's Big Bang: The Deregulation and Revitalizatiion of the Japanese Economy

By Declan Hayes

Having spent nearly a decade in recession, the restructured Japanese economy is slowly beginning to grow again, and its systemic reforms are being put to the test. Now journalist and commentator... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804832277
• ISBN13: 9780804832274
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Modern Classic

This is a book that will be read for many many years to come. Prof. Hayes has summed up the whole economic experience of Japan in this great book. He shows the llogic of the Japanese position from the Japanese side and why Americans fail to understand Japan. Nor does he fall into the trap of the professional Japanologists - creating mysteries where none exists. Prof. Hayes cuts through the mists and gives us a clear explanation of what is going on in Japan and as to why Japan will continue to be America;s major competitor. If you want a book explaining Japan like no other has done, this is the book for you.

Great book

This is a very good book. Prof. Hayes explains everything about Japan's business very well. Sometimes his English is hard to follow for me (I am Japanese) but his argument is not. It starts at the beginning about the marriages and mergers between Japanese and non Japanese companies. It tells that there are too many Japanese working in stupid jobs - like construction (10% of all Japanese workers, shops sales (another 10%)) and so on. It explains why this is silly, what Japan is doing to change it and the other problems. Prof Hayes is a gaijin but he understands Japan very well. I like this book very much.

Excellent craftsmanship

This book is an easy read -especially for such a potentially dry subject. The book had me laughing aloud at times. Prof Hayes does not worship the tin gods and tired cliches of others working in this field. He calls the Japanese mistakes for what they are - massive screw ups. The Japanese mandarins could learn a lot from this. So oculd you - and get a few laughs along the way.

Good Eye Opener

This is a good book about an interesting topic. I bought it here in London for my Japanese Studies Course and got my first Distinction ever. Thank you Mr Hayes. He really knows his stuff and how to put it across. Would that the SOASS had more lecturers like him. He explains the different logic Japan has moved to and how it is now slowly accepting our own. A good and worthwhile book.

Japan made Simple

This is a good book, written in simple English by someone who knows his area well. He has a good piece on the Osaka Mafia and other blots on the Japanese corporate landscape. This is a book that tells it as it is. Informative, amusing, a book worth reading and buying.