Dealing with Crisis : : The Japanese Experience and Beyond.

• Author: Babb, James.
• TeilnehmendeR: Iida, Takashi.; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 pages)

"Reflecting on the depth of the experience with crises, this innovative book demonstrates what the world can learn from insights into crises from the Japanese perspective. Taking an institutionalist approach with a strong historical precedent, leading scholars in the social sciences and law explore how better to deal with both foreseeable and unforeseen crises. Illustrating their multifaceted and complex nature, the book examines a broad range of crises throughout history, including economic, fiscal and political crises; force majeure events such as pandemics and natural disasters; and military conflicts and acts of war. Chapters consider how various actors anticipate and deal with these crises, looking closely at their different perceptions of crisis and varying degrees of urgency. Analyzing institutional design and response, and the impact of psychological factors on disaster preparedness, the book considers how the decision-making capabilities of individuals can be enhanced to improve institutional capacity. Transdisciplinary, with an international reach, this topical book will prove invaluable to students and scholars across the social sciences, particularly those interested in Asian politics and environmental policy, disaster preparedness and institutional design. It also provides guidance for policymakers working in civil code reform"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Dealing with crisis: the Japanese experience and beyond -- PART I How people think about crisis -- 2. How can we prepare for something we don't want to think about? Disaster readiness and negative capability -- 3. Bricolage by institutions: towards the recreation of norms and organizations -- PART II The Great East Japan Earthquake and associated crises -- 4. Transforming a crisis into a turning point: the response of businesses to the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 5. Electric power crisis and crisis response after the Great East Japan Earthquake -- PART III Law and institutions in the response to crisis -- 6. Contractual crisis and the doctrine ofchange of circumstances:the results and contexts of the reform of contract law in Japan -- 7. State of emergency clauses in constitutional law -- 8. Missing the point: facts and rhetoric about Japan's fiscal crisis -- PART IV International perspectives -- 9. The crisis of war and the relocation of key facilities: a comparative historical study of Japan and China -- 10. Japan-China relations "in crisis," and sentiment toward China -- Index.