Japan's Keiretsu: Industrial Groups as Trade Barriers
Description:
A prominent feature of Japan's capitalism consists of families of
companies called keiretsu that are linked by crossholdings of
stock shares, intra-group financing, and certain coordinating
mechanisms. Two types of keiretsu exist: large horizontally
organized industrial conglomerates, such as Mitsubishi, Mitsui,
and Sumitomo, and vertically integrated manufacturers, such as
Toyota, Nippon Steel, and Matsushita Electric. They have become a
contentious issue in U.S. trade negotiations with Japan …
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Date:
January 30, 1994
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K.
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