Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 646 g
Self-Regulation, Trade Associations, and the Antimonopoly Law in Japan
Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 646 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-829718-5
Verlag: OUP Oxford
The Japanese government is becoming less involved in shaping industrial policy–but what does this imply for the openness of Japanese markets to foreign competition? In an extensive study of 'post-development' Japan, Ulrike Schaede argues that, contrary to what many have suggested, the reduced role of government regulation may not result in more open markets. Instead, as has happened throughout Japanese history, deregulation and the recession of the 1990s have once again led Japanese trade associations to assume important regulatory functions of their own. They do this through 'self-regulation'–setting and enforcing the rules of trade for their industries, independent from the government. As a result, many Japanese markets are now effectively governed by incumbent firms, in particular in terms of structuring the distribution system. As the record of postwar antitrust enforcement reveals, Japan's antitrust system considers most activities of self-regulation, other than outright price-fixing, as legal. Using interviews and a unique database of trade association activities, this book concludes that increasing self-regulation renders both government deregulation programmes and international trade negotiations ineffective in opening Japanese markets. The implications of self-regulation for Japanese industry are mixed: while internationally competitive firms can use self-regulation to reduce competition at home in order to compete more forcefully abroad, some domestic industries, such as the financial sector, may suffer from increased self-protection.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Japanese Trade Associations
- 3: Antitrust Policy and Industrial Policy in the Postwar Period
- 4: Self-Regulation and the Antimonopoly Law
- 5: The Evidence: Antitrust Enforcement and Self-Regulation in Postwar Japan
- 6: Data Analysis: Trade Associations and Self-Regulation
- 7: The Historical Development of Self-Regulation in Japan's Trade Associations
- 8: The Implications
