Amenities (Be It Ever So Humble)

Jon Woronoff

Chapter 12 in Japan as –anything but– Number One, 1996, pp 243-260 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract A decade ago, there was almost a scandal when the European Community included in one of its briefing papers a reference to the Japanese as “workaholics living in rabbit hutches.’‘ Naturally, all kindly and sympathetic foreigners thought one just doesn't say things like that. It is necessary to be gentle and diplomatic in revealing Japan's weaknesses. But there was no scandal. The Japanese liked the expression, found it rather apt and have since repeatedly referred to their dwellings as “rabbit hutches.’‘'

Keywords: Prime Minister; Housing Policy; Wishful Thinking; Park Space; Land Price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230371293_12

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