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Changing Corporate Governance in Japan

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Corporate Governance, Financial Markets and Global Convergence

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Within the recent debates on corporate governance the Japanese system has drawn attention because it seems to differ significantly from the well-known Anglo-US model, and more subtly from the German model (cf. OECD, 1995a). Within Japan, interest has centred on whether reforms are now needed to a system which served well during a time of less international openness and much faster growth but may now be an impediment to flexible adjustment.

The author wishes to thank the OECD for permission to publish material in this paper which was originally prepared for the OECD Country Study, Japan in 1996.

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Corbett, J. (1998). Changing Corporate Governance in Japan. In: Balling, M., Hennessy, E., O’Brien, R. (eds) Corporate Governance, Financial Markets and Global Convergence. Financial and Monetary Policy Studies, vol 33. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2633-6_6

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