Japan's Quiet Transformation

Name: Japan's Quiet Transformation
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Japan's Quiet TransformationSocial Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan\nAuthor(s): Jeff Kingston\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415274821, 978-0415274821\nSynopsis\nThe 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.