Why Japan Can’t Reform

Part I. The System

1. Introduction
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2. The Development of the System
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3. The Elite Bureaucracy: The Image of Reform
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4. Amakudari: The Ties that Bind the Bureaucracy with the Private and Public Sectors and Politics
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5. Interpersonal Networks in the ‘Ruling Triad’
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Part II. Inside the System

6. The Elite Bureaucracy: Prisoners of the System
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7. The Interviews
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8. Conclusion
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Keywords: Business and Management, International Business, Management, Organization