Reviews for Fifty Years of Economic Measurement: The Jubilee of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth

The average rating for Fifty Years of Economic Measurement: The Jubilee of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-12-17 00:00:00 Jesse Fletcher I loved, loved, loved this book. One of my interests is Japanese noir, though I occasionally find these novels tough going due to the sometime inscrutability of Japanese culture. To help make these things more scrutable, I try to mix in a few nonfiction works on Japan, and this is really a great one. Using methods largely from economics, West examines the intersections between laws and social norms as they affect Japanese culture in seven areas, including the management of sumo wresting and the handling of karaoke noise complaints. Probably the most noirish chapters are those dealing with love hotels and debt-suicides. Academic but highly accessible. Witty, too.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-19 00:00:00 Gerry Berzinski A wonderful book on Japanese law. West conducts interesting empirical studies on various aspects of Japanese life (including those listed in the subtitle) to show how law matters there. - Tom Ginsburg