Flexible rigidities: industrial policy and structural adjustment in the Japanese economy, 1970-80

Richard. Dore and Taira, Koji,

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Abstract: Working paper on structural change and industrial policy trends from 1970-1980 in Japan - discusses adjustment to petroleum price increases and inflation, competition, changing occupational structure and trade structure, role of workers, trade unions and entrepreneurs (incl. Production diversification, monopolys, subcontracting and foreign investment); provides evaluation of labour policy, fiscal policy and monetary policy; includes case studies of the textile industry and electronics industry. Bibliography.

Keywords: structural change; industrial policy; trend; petroleum; price; inflation; competition; occupational structure; trade structure.; workers.; trade union.; entrepreneur.; production diversification.; monopoly; outsourcing; foreign investment.; evaluation.; labour policy; fiscal policy.; monetary policy; case study; textile industry; electronics industry; changement structurel; politique industrielle; tendance; pétrole; prix; inflation; concurrence; structure de l'emploi; structure du commerce international; travailleur; syndicat; entrepreneur; diversification de la production; monopole; externalisation des activités; investissement étranger; évaluation; politique du travail; politique fiscale; politique monétaire; étude de cas; industrie textile; industrie électronique; cambio estructural; política industrial; tendencia; petróleo; precio; inflación; competencia; estructura del empleo; estructura comercial; trabajador; sindicato; empresario; diversificación de la producción; monopolio; tercerización; inversiones extranjeras; evaluación; política laboral; política fiscal; política monetaria; estudio de casos; industria textil; industria electrónica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 279 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-36, International Division of Labour Programme

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