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Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931) was a Japanese banker and industrialist who spearheaded the modernization of Japanese industry and finance during the Meji Restoration. He founded the first modern bank in Japan and his reforms introduced double entry accounting and joint-stock corporations to the Japanese economy. Today, he is known as the father of Japanese capitalism. Ethical Capitalism is a volume of essays that tackles the thought, work, and legacy of Shibusawa Eiichi and offers international comparisons with the Japanese experience. Eiichi advocated for gapponshugi, a principle that emphasized developing the right business, with the right people, in service to the public good. The contributors build a historical perspective on morality and ethics in the business world that, unlike corporate social responsibility, concentrates on the morality inside firms, industries, and private-public partnerships. Ethical Capitalism is not only a timely work; it is a necessary work, in a rapidly globalizing world where deregulation and lack of oversight risk repeating the financial, environmental, and social catastrophes of the past.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN-139781487522964
eBay Product ID (ePID)239935954
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEthical Capitalism: Shibusawa Eiichi and Business Leadership in Global Perspective
Publication Year2017
SubjectEconomics, Government, Management, History, Business
TypeTextbook
AuthorPatrick Fridenson, Kikkawa Takeo
SeriesJapan and Global Society
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight340 g
Additional Product Features
EditorKikkawa Takeo, Patrick Fridenson
Country/Region of ManufactureCanada