U.S.-Japan Long-Term Research Visit: Asian Corporatism in Comparative Perspective

该奖项将促进华盛顿特区乔治敦大学社会学系的Dennis L. McNamara教授和东京上智大学社会学系的Keiko Imai教授之间的合作。该研究项目将侧重于战后日本政府与商业阶层关系的比较历史方法。本项目旨在详细说明日本和韩国（与其他资金）国家与资本关系的比较风格的差异，以及它们对商业阶层形成的影响。日本棉花制造业中的社会社团主义将被考察。这项研究将重点放在日本（棉花）纺纱厂协会（1965-67年和1977-78年）之间的反衰退联系，以及1980年代初针对廉价进口纺织品的贸易管制的发展。本研究有助于我们更好地理解促进环太平洋国家企业竞争优势的制度关系。这个项目代表了日本和美国科学家之间的杰出合作。麦克纳马拉教授具有相当丰富的相关实地经验，并发表了若干出版物。他拥有扎实的韩国语和地区研究基础，并将在访问期间强化日语学习。今井教授曾在日本发展中经济研究所工作。她的研究主要集中在拉丁美洲的发展，但也对日本和韩国有着浓厚的比较兴趣和熟悉程度。今井教授和东京国际关系研究所将参与为东京和大阪的学术界、商界和政府领导人提供必要的联系。麦克纳马拉教授将在国际社会学协会经济与社会研究委员会的学者中发表、传播和讨论他的研究结果。此外，这项研究应该为历史学家、社会科学家和政策分析师提供一个讨论商业/国家关系模式的绝佳论坛。

This award will facilitate cooperation between Professor Dennis L. McNamara in the Sociology Department at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Professor Keiko Imai in the Sociology Department at Sophia University, Tokyo. The research project will focus on comparative historical methods of the relationship between governments and the business class in Japan during the postwar years. This project is an effort to specify differences in comparatist styles of ties between State and Capital in Japan and South Korea (with other funding), and their effect on business class formation. Societal corporatism in Japanese cotton manufacture will be examined. The Research will include focus on the anti- recession contacts among the Japan (cotton) Spinners Association (1965-67 and 1977-78) and the development of trade controls against cheaper imported textiles in the early 1980's. This research may lead to a better understanding of the institutional relationships that promote the competitive advantage of business in the Pacific Rim countries. The project represents an excellent collaboration between the Japanese and U.S. scientists. Professor McNamara has had considerable relevant field experience that has resulted in a number of publications. He has a strong foundation in Korean language and area studies and will be studying intensive Japanese during his visit. Professor Imai was previously with the Institute of Developing Economies in Japan. She focuses most of her studies on Latin American development but also has strong comparative interests and familiarity with both Japan and South Korea. Professor Imai and the Institute of International Relations in Tokyo will participate in providing the necessary contacts among leaders in academic business and government in both Tokyo and Osaka. Professor McNamara will publish, disseminate and discuss his findings among scholars in the Economy and Society Research Committee of the International Sociological Association. Furthermore, the study should provide historians, social scientists, and policy analysts an excellent forum for discussing models of business/state relations.