This volume analyzes Japan’s industrial organization both from a historical perspective and by looking in details at specific industries such as iron, steel and the automotive industry. Big business, business groups and industrial policy are also discussed. The volume also provides a survey of the literature in Japanese which will help the reader in search of original sources.

1. ‘Monopoly Capital’ and Income Redistributioin Policy 2. The Dual Structure of the Japanese Economy and its Growth Pattern 3. Excessive Competition and the Formation of Keiretsu 4. Japan’s Industrial Organization 5. The Automobile Industry of Japan 6. Iron and Steel 7. The Establishment of the Big Business System 8. The Japanese-type Structure of Big Business 9. The Measurement of Interfirm Relationships 10. The Conception and Evaluation of Japanese Industrial Policy 11. Industry Studies of Japan: A Survey. 12. Japanese Studies of Industrial Organization