Authority without Power: Law and the Japanese Paradox (Studies on Law and Social Control)

by JohnOwenHaley (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $64.50

  In this book, Haley 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.