Reasonable men, powerful words
Subtitle: political culture and expertise in twentieth-century Japan
By: Laura Hein
Series: Twentieth-century Japan -- 16
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press; University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Economists -- Japan -- 20th century; Japan -- Economic policy -- 20th century; Japan -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "Reasonable Men, Powerful Words traces the development of political culture in twentieth-century Japan through a social and intellectual biography of six Japanese economists who influenced national political life in significant ways. They dedicated themselves to an extraordinary range of public policies, including eliminating poverty, reducing disparities of wealth, reshaping the relationship between government and citizen, building a strong economy devoid of a military component, and creating an educated and politically active populace in Japan. The global ascendance of social scientists is one of the defining characteristics of modernity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-318) and index