An analysis and exploration into the impact of Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis. Investigation of the disaster will pose questions regarding why Daiichi was constructed in an earthquake-prone zone and was still operating despite problems that had been plaguing the reactors since 1989 such as cracks in infrastructure and leaks in radioactivity. SUSAN CARPENTER CEO at International Markets Analysts Limited. She was formerly a lecturer in International Business and Director of MSc in International Business and Emerging Markets at the University of Edinburgh Business School, Scotland. She has worked for Japanese businesses and government-supported organizations in Japan and the USA. She published'Why Japan Can't Reform'in 2008. INDICE: Introduction - Definition of the Ministries' IAIs, Including Historical Development. Ministries Involved in Nuclear Sector and Their IAIs. - Portrait of Japan's Current Political Environment - Japan's Pre-earthquake Economy - METI's Electric Development Power Corp - Ehime. Aomori, Fukushima and MOX:Prefectural Acceptance of Ministerial 'Guidance' in Return for Public Works Projects - Don't Blame the Bureaucrats Blame the System - Conclusion -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-35492-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés