Order By Accident: The Origins And Consequences Of Group Conformity In Contemporary Japan

by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa

Book Overview

While the consequences of low social order are well understood, the consequences of high social order are not. Yet perhaps nowhere in the world is social order so well developed as in Japan, which is highly organized, economically successful, and enjoys a safe society. However, Japan pays a price--the loss of personal freedom, and the inability to exploit its citizens' talents.In Order by Accident, Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa discuss the consequences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813339219
• ISBN13: 9780813339214
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"