By Bai Gao
In the course of the nice melancholy and global warfare II, the ideology of developmentalism--characterized by means of a nationalistic point of view, a creation orientation, and a strategic view of the financial system, together with restraint of marketplace pageant and rejection of the revenue principle--emerged and strongly encouraged coverage innovation in Japan and institutional reforms in its economic climate. Liberal capitalism within the postwar period eradicated the army nature of the japanese economic system, and compelled developmentalism to evolve to democratic political associations and the unfastened exchange regime.
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It abolished the control over material distribution and prices, and changed the control over credit from direct to indirect. As a result, the market resumed its function, and private companies, which had been heavily protected by the state in the managed economy, were forced to enter the market and had to ensure the supply of capital, materials, and marketing channels by themselves (Kobayashi 1995:238). " Second, the anticapitalist orientation, marked by restraint of market competition and the profit principle, began to reemerge in new forms after they were strongly challenged during the occupation.
As a result, those who fought hard with the state to protect profits were replaced by a new generation of managers, and employee sovereignty was established. Supported by the main bank system, these managers obtained much greater autonomy. They aggressively engaged in competition in long-term investment. In addition, after the land reform and labor reform democratized Japanese society, equality became a widespread ideal. Under such circumstances, the wartime practice of ensuring job security and annual wage increases was regarded as desirable (Sakakibara 1990).
The state directly controlled the distribution of materials and prices. The function of the market in resource allocation was largely replaced by bureaucratic control and nonmarket governance mechanisms. This trend was further strengthened in the occupation period to combat the economic crisis. After the implementation of the Dodge Plan in 1949, in contrast, the state still controlled, but by organizing market competition. It abolished the control over material distribution and prices, and changed the control over credit from direct to indirect.