Chang: Japan will hurt if Western-style governance reforms adopted

Award-winning economist defends Japan’s traditional mode of corporate governance, focusing instead on an ad hoc approach to reform

June 23, 2015
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Transcript

Ha-Joon Chang, author of Economics: The User’s Guide, speaks to World Finance about key corporate governance reforms in Japan, including dismantling the old boys’ network.