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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458524003321

Autore

Haley John Owen

Titolo

Authority without power : law and the Japanese paradox / / John Owen Haley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1991

©1991

ISBN

1-4237-6505-2

0-19-535779-5

1-60256-001-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p. ) : line figures and tables throughout

Collana

Studies on Law and Social Control

Disciplina

349.52

Soggetti

Law - Japan - History

Social control

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title argues that the weakness of legal controls throughout Japanese history has assured the development and strength of informal community controls based on custom and consensus to maintain order - an order characterized by remarkable stability with an equally significant degree of autonomy for individuals, communities, and businesses.