Distribution in Japan

by Yoshiro Miwa, Kiyohiko G. Nishimura, J. Mark Ramseyer

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199248902
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/14/2002
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

both at University of Tokyo

Harvard University

Table of Contents

1. Japanese Distribution: Background, Issues, Examples, Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER2. The Evolution of the Japanese Distribution Structure: An International and Institutional Perspective, Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, Towa TACHIBANA, and Hiroshi TSUBOUCHI3. Apparel Distribution: Inter-firm Contracting and Intra-firm Organization, Yoshiro MIWA and J. Mark RAMSEYER4. The Distribution of Household Appliances: A Keiretsu Distribution System, Hiroshi NIIDA5. Distribution of Imported Products: The Case of Automobiles, Ryuhei WAKASUGI6. The Large-Scale Retail Stores Act and its 'Erosion' in the 1970s—1980s, Toshimasa TSURUTA and Toshiyuki YAHAGI7. Agricultural Cooperatives in Distribution, Naomi SAEKI and Masamitsu YASAKA8. Information Technology in Distribution: Daily Necessities and Processed Foods, Yoshiro MIWA9. Conclusions: Implications for International Trade, Yoshiro MIWA, Kiyohiko G. NISHIMURA, and J. Mark RAMSEYER