{"product_id":"special-corporations-and-the-bureaucracy-9781349512867","title":"Special Corporations and the Bureaucracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book reveals how the Japanese national ministries can exploit their Special Status Corporations (public corporations, supported primarily with public funding from a state-run banking agency) in order to intensify their administrative power over industries and local governments and to perpetuate the interests of elite civil servants by facilitating the migration to post-retirement positions in the private sector. The book explains why the existence of these organizations inhibits the Prime Ministers efforts to implement structural reforms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Special Corporations: On and On and On They Go The Bureaucracy: Origins of Power The Power of the Bureaucracy: The Continuing Saga The Interpersonal Networks Between Government and Business The Ties That Bind: Amakudari and Shukko The Japan External Trade Organization: The Scent of a Ministry Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742419124567,"sku":"9781349512867","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349512867.jpg?v=1758384846","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/special-corporations-and-the-bureaucracy-9781349512867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}