Pt. I: Keiretsu and competition. Vertical organisation versus markets. Sheard, Paul: Keiretsu and market access. An economics of organisation approach. Ariga, Kenn ; Ohkusa, Yasushi: Price formation and the structure of the distribution system. Pt. II: Corporate governance structures. Garvey,...

The pandemic-induced lockdowns and the global recession of 2020 that followed have created a highly uncertain global outlook. Globalization is stalling, social cohesion is being eroded by unrest and political polarization, and the still-unfolding economic crisis is threatening the livelihoods of...

In recent years Japanese corporate organization and business and management practices have attracted widespread attention, although the focus of that attention has been shifting over time. After the high growth of the 1960s and the favorable structural adjustment to the "oil shocks" of the...