Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Tensions between the Open Market Model and the Closed "Zaibatsu" Model Shimada Masakazu 2 Harmonization between Morality and Economy Tanaka Kazuhiro 3 Public-Private Connections and Boundaries: From Shibusawa Eichii's Experience to a Global Historical Perspective Patrick Fridenson 4 Capitalism by the "Visible Hand": The Joint-Stock Company System, Business Leaders (Zaikaijin), and Shibusawa Eiichi Miyamoto Matao 5 "Obtaining Wealth through Fair Means": Putting Shibusawa Eiichi's Views on Business Morality in Context Janet Hunter 6 Shibusawa Eiichi's View of Business Morality in Global Society Kimura Masato 7 Gapponshugi in Global Perspective: Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism Geoffrey Jones 8 The Crisis of Capitalism and the Gapponshugi of Shibusawa Eiichi Kikkawa Takeo Bibliography

About the Author

Patrick Fridenson is a professor of international business history in the Centre de Recherches Historique at L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales in Paris. Kikkawa Takeo is a professor in Graduate School of Innovation Studies, Tokyo University of Science