Explaining Japan's Kūdōka [hollowing out]: A case of government and strategic failure?

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Bailey, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 0346394848     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380412331288780     Document Type: Article

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