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Odd Markets in Japanese History: Law and Economic Growth

Ramseyer, J. Mark·1996·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511528118
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Employing a rational-choice approach, Professor Ramseyer studies the impact of Japanese law on economic growth in Japan. Toward that end, the author investigates the way law governed various markets and the way that people negotiated contracts within those markets. For much of the period at stake, the Japanese government was an oligarchy rather than a democracy; the judges operated a civil rather than common law regime; the economy grew modestly but erratically; and social customs changed rapidly and radically. As a result, this study applies an economic logic, but to markets in a vastly different world, in a different historical period, and with a different political regime and legal system. Findings reveal that the legal system generally promoted mutually advantageous deals, and that people generally negotiated in ways that shrewdly promoted their private best interests. Whether in the markets for indentured servants, prostitutes, or marriage partners, Odd Markets in Japanese History reports little evidence of either age- or gender- related exploitation.

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Authors
Ramseyer, J. M.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Ramseyer, J. Mark
ORCID
Ramseyer, J. Mark
Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
1996-09-28
DOI
10.1017/cbo9780511528118
OpenAlex
W2134399632
Cited by
45
References
0
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
FWCI
3.64
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 4741 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Japanese History and Culture
Keywords
Japanese law, economic growth, contract negotiation, legal history, civil law, oligarchy, indentured servants, prostitution, marriage market, social customs, Edo period, Edo bakumatsu

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