Financial Times Names "The Contest" One Of Best Summer Reads

Plus: Bill Emmott Interview

I'm proud to say that the Financial Times named my book as among the eight best business books for summer reading.

"Not very long ago, Japan’s economic performance was deemed miraculous. It was, argues Katz, one of the western world’s foremost experts on the country, seized by “a spirit of experimentation” out of which new companies such as Honda and Sony emerged, to become world-beaters. Then the era of entrepreneurial dynamism came to an end, as “the country’s leaders slowed down creative destruction in the name of social stability”. Japan’s future depends on whether this changes. If this is to happen, he argues, the many “veto powers” in society must be removed. Katz is cautiously optimistic that this will happen."

Also, here’s an interview with Bill Emmott, the former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.

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