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Distribution in Japan
Edited by Yoshiro Miwa, Kiyohiko G. Nishimura, and J. Mark Ramseyer
224 pages
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numerous tables and figures
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234x156mm
978-0-19-924890-2
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Hardback
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10 January 2002
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- Rigorous, systematic use of economic logic: refusal to use Japan-specific or culture-bound explanations
- Focuses on politically charged issue of Japanese distribution practices
- Highly accessible: no formal mathematical modelling
- Authors are top Japanese scholars in their fields
Several years have passed since the 'store wars' over barriers to foreign products at Japanese distribution firms. Yet among English-speaking readers, how these firms operate remains a puzzle. In this book, the best Japanese scholars in their fields attempt to unravel that puzzle. Avoiding culture-based explanations, they employ a systematic and rigorous economic logic—-yet, since they also avoid mathematical notation, the argument remains accessible to generalist readers.
Collectively, the authors make four basic points:
* Within a country, distribution is less similar than it appears. Not only does it vary enormously
across industries, but it often varies within a given industry as well.
* Across countries, distribution is less diverse than it appears. Although appearances sometimes suggest major cross-national contrasts, on more careful analysis the differences often disappear.
* Distribution sometimes depends on the product involved. Because distribution functions as the principal means by which manufacturers acquire information about consumer preferences, the character of distribution can depend crucially both on demand patterns and on manufacturing technology.
* In the absence of regulatory intervention, distribution generally will be efficient and non-exclusionary. Regulation usually introduces inefficiency and often creates barriers to entry. Importantly,
however, the targets of exclusion will less often involve foreign than domestic competitors.
To illustrate these points, the authors draw on both analyses that cross various sectors and analyses that are specific to sectors; they study both regulated and unregulated industries; they describe industries with extensive imports, industries with extensive exports, and industries with neither; they examine the effect of technological change; and they introduce a variety of case studies, from agriculture and automobiles to electrical appliances and apparel.Readership: Business executives with an interest in Japan; government and think-tank officials with interests in international trade; economists
with an interest in industrial organization, the distribution industry, international trade, or Japan; management scholars with an interest in either the distribution industry or Japan; Japan specialists.
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Edited by Yoshiro Miwa, University of Tokyo, Kiyohiko G. Nishimura, University of Tokyo, and J. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard University Contributors:
Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER
Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, Towa TACHIBANA, and Hiroshi TSUBOUCHI
Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER
Hiroshi NIIDA
Ryuhei WAKASUGI
Toshimasa TSURUTA and Toshiyuki YAHAGI
Naomi SAEKI and Masamitsu YASAKA
Yoshiro MIWA
Yoshiro MIWA, Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, and J. Mark RAMSEYER
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"The book is rich in relevant and easy-to-understand statistics, and the economic reasoning accompanying the statistics is short but helpful." - Pacific Affairs "... immensely readable and even enjoyable." - Pacific Affairs "... a first-rate product by several Japanese economists with a clear objective, which is to use sound economic principles to set straight the long-standing disputes and stereotyped misconceptions regarding the Japanese distribution industry." - Pacific Affairs "Readers who seek facts on the Japanese distribution system will find plenty in this volume." - Journal of Japanese Studies
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1: Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER: Japanese Distribution: Background, Issues, Examples
2: Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, Towa TACHIBANA, and Hiroshi TSUBOUCHI: The Evolution of the Japanese Distribution Structure: An International and Institutional Perspective
3: Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER: Apparel Distribution: Inter-firm Contracting and Intra-firm Organization
4: Hiroshi NIIDA: The Distribution of Household Appliances: A Keiretsu Distribution System
5: Ryuhei WAKASUGI: Distribution of Imported Products: The Case of Automobiles
6: Toshimasa TSURUTA and Toshiyuki YAHAGI: The Large-Scale Retail Stores Act and its 'Erosion' in the 1970s—1980s
7: Naomi SAEKI and Masamitsu YASAKA: Agricultural Cooperatives in Distribution
8: Yoshiro MIWA: Information Technology in Distribution: Daily Necessities and Processed Foods
9: Yoshiro MIWA, Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, and J. Mark RAMSEYER: Conclusions: Implications for International Trade
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