Multimedia and the crisis economy in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11267077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Desmond Bell (Edinburgh Napier University, corresponding author), David Mcneill (0000-0002-6892-5902, Liverpool John Moores University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 759-785 |
| Publication date | 1999-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/016344399021006004 |
| OpenAlex | W1972860694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines recent developments in the communication sector in Japan in the light of the recent economic meltdown of the former miracle economies of South East Asai. It argues that the telecommunications, computer and electronics industries are undergoing a restructuring of their activities under the state-endorsed banner of `multimedia' which, we suggest, is an extension of earlier rhetorical strategies concerned with the promotion of an `information society' in Japan. We look in particular at Sony Corporation's activities as it seeks new points of convergence between its computing, telecommunications and entertainment software interests in an increasingly deregulated national and global communications environment. Our investigation of the current relationship between the Japanese state and corporate interests like Sony leads us to take issue with those sociologists and media theorists who would have us believe that the phenomenon of `informationalization' is best understood as the appearance of post-industrial economy and polity based on `collective reflexivity'. We argue instead that multimediatization represents a drive by Japanese capital to restore conditions of profitable accumulation, a phenomenon which is increasingly drawing the other countries of South East Asia into Japan's `circuits of capital
Capital (architecture · Convergence (economics · Corporation · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Financial crisis · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Polity · Restructuring · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · State (computer science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Globalization in Question
Postindustrial Possibilities
Beyond Mass Production
The end of organized capitalism
Economies of Signs and Space
Japan and the Global Economy
The Knowledge-Value Revolution, or, a History of the Future
Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development
The Breakthrough Illusion
Information, Incentives, and Bargaining in the Japanese Economy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |