'Deficient in Commercial Morality'? - Japan in Global Debates on Business Ethics in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This enlightening text analyses the origins of Western complaints, prevalent in the late nineteenth century, that Japan was characterised at the time by exceptionally low standards of 'commercial morality', despite a major political and economic transformation. As Britain industrialised during the nineteenth century the issue of 'commercial morality' was increasingly debated. Concerns about standards of business ethics extended to other industrialising economies, such as the United States. Hunter examines the Japanese response to the charges levelled against Japan in this context, arguing that this was shaped by a pragmatic recognition that Japan had little choice but to adapt itself to Western expectations if it was to establish its position in the global economy. The controversy and criticisms, which were at least in part stimulated by fear of Japanese competition, are important in the history of thinking on business ethics, and are of relevance for today's industrialising economies as they attempt to establish themselves in international markets.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Janet Hunter
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	116
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-58681-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business ethics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > General
LSN:	1-137-58681-8
Barcode:	9781137586810

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