Table of Contents

Preface Foreword: From ‘Japanophilia’ to Indifference? Three decades of research on contemporary Japan Introduction: Seven Japanese Lessons on the Diversity of Capitalism and its Future 1. Thirty Years of Neo-Liberal Reforms in Japan 2. Is this the End of the J-Model of the Firm? 3. Is Japanese capitalism still coordinated? 4. What is the Nature of the Japanese Social Compromise Today? 5. Which education system in a neoliberal world? 6. Is convergence towards the Silicon Valley model the only way for the Japanese innovation system? 7. Should Japanese capitalism adapt itself to globalization? Conclusion

About the Author

Sebastien Lechevalier is Associate Professor at the EHESS in France.

Reviews

The range of material covered is impressive. It is not often that a book makes you sit up and reflect carefully on your own understanding of Japan, which tends to be compartmentalized, acquired piecemeal, over time, and subject to various biases. This book does that. For me its value lies in what is says about changes to the Japanese
variety of capitalism on the one hand, and the insights it offers about the French r!egulation approach to varieties of capitalism on the other. It should appear in reading lists on the Japanese economy and society, varieties of capitalism and institutions. - D. Hugh Whittaker, University of OxfordNevertheless, with all its profound insights, The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism should be picked up by scholars and students interested in the analysis of capitalism and its subcomponents, be they the business system, labor-management relations, employment, or the welfare state. - Mari Sako, University of OxfordAt the end of this book, some changes already mentioned— the increase of inequalities and uncertainty; the difficulties met by families to play their role—seem to be clear. Yet the picture is far from being complete. This is precisely why the book is so enlightening a sociological approach Japan. It opens up promising avenues for research. Some case studies beyond the company world would help to clarify the picture of its links with related social contexts. - César Castellvi, University of Tokyo