Episode · EconTalk · 2025-10-13
Books mentioned on The Magic of Tokyo (with Joe McReynolds)
What drives the seeming relentless dynamism of Tokyo? Is there something special about Japanese culture?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Circles of Compensation
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.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book 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.”