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Episode · EconTalk · 2025-10-13

Russ Roberts & Joe McReynolds: books mentioned on EconTalk

The Magic of Tokyo (with Joe McReynolds)

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What drives the seeming relentless dynamism of Tokyo? Is there something special about Japanese culture?

Joe McReynolds discussed Circles of Compensation by Kent Calder.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Circles of Compensation

    Kent Calder · at 50:23

    Discussed
    “Kent Calder, the uh former uh New York Times Tokyo bureau chief uh did a book on uh Japanese economy and political economy called circles of compensation that uh really laid out uh the ways that industry intertwines with government in Japan.”
    Joe McReynolds The Magic of Tokyo (with Joe McReynolds) 2025-10-13 Listen at 50:23
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Plugged The Railway Empires of Tokyo
“My guest today has been Joe Mcrenolds. His book is Emergent Tokyo. Joe, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
Russ Roberts The Magic of Tokyo (with Joe McReynolds) 2025-10-13 Listen at 1:07:50
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