Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism

Sebastien Lechevalier is Associate Professor at the EHESS in France.

• 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

"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 Oxford, Japan Forum 2015, 276-278"Nevertheless, 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 Oxford, ILR REVIEW"This highly stimulating book takes up a wide range of core themes and debates in studies of Japanese capitalism, and of comparative political economy (CPE) more broadly...the book is an impressive achievement, and anyone with an interest in Japanese and comparative political economy will benefit from reading it." - Derek Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, Pacific Affairs: Volume 88, No. 4 – December 2015"...a valuable source on the recent development and the current state of the Japanese economic system...The book is an important step on this way and deserves a wide readership." -Werner Pascha, Journal of Economics 2015, Volume 116, Issue 1, pp 95-98"The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism, edited by Sébastien Lechevalier (translated by a prominent expert on Japanese politics, J. A. A. Stockwin), presents a clear counterargument against such a dominant and widespread view of Japanese capitalism....the book certainly makes an important scholarly contribution by raising questions for further research." - Hiroko Takeda, University of Tokyo