Affiliation: | NAKAOKA Shunsuke is a former research associate at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo and currently working as a part-time lecturer at Kant Gakuin University. His main research interests include the formation of the wealthy and business elite in modern Japan from a comparative perspective. He can be reached at the Faculty of Economics, Kant Gakuin University, 1-50-1 Mutsuura-Higashi, Kanazawa-Ku Yokohama 236-8501 Japan, or by e-mail at shnakaoka{at}nifty.com. |