Big Ideas from Small Countries
Once upon a time, Japanese capitalism was the model of economic success that other countries should and would emulate – a role subsequently filled by the US. With American-style capitalism now attracting few takers, perhaps countries should look for new models on the periphery of the world economy.
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CAMBRIDGE – Two decades ago, many people thought that the lesson of the 1980’s was that Japan’s variant of capitalism was the best model, and that other countries around the world should and would follow it. The Japanese model quickly lost its luster in the 1990’s.