chapter 1 Introduction: Culture, economics, and economic behavior -- chapter 2 Western economics and the economy of Japan -- chapter 3 "What are the questions?" -- chapter 4 An analytical vision of the workings of the United States economy -- chapter 5 The workings of the Japanese economy --...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction to organization in the economic firm -- Part I: The structure of authority -- 2. Rank, level, and control -- 3. Height and thickness -- 4. Supervision -- 5. Time, order, and firm organization -- Part II: Organizational complexity -- 6. Complexity and...

In responding to Guerrien and Benicourt's criticisms of, and reasons for abandoning, microeconomic theory, this article first discusses certain aspects of the general purpose and methodology of that theory. It then presents counter arguments to four specific Guerrien–Benicourt reasons for...

This innovative and multidisciplinary book explores Japan’s economic crisis and recovery. Specifically, it analyses the role of corporations, the state, macroeconomic and industrial policy, and the changing status of Japan as an economic role model. The contributors list comprises an...