TY - JOUR
T1 - Media capture and information monopolization in japan*
AU - Au, Pak Hung
AU - Kawai, Keiichi
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - We investigate the unique institution of the Japanese press industry called the kisha club system. By tracing through its history, we show how the kisha club system has developed as a result of the government's attempt to control the media, and the media's incentive to use the opportunity provided by the government to limit rivalry within the industry. By providing a simple model that links the distribution of political power and the media capture, we explain why this institutional arrangement has been so persistent in Japan.
AB - We investigate the unique institution of the Japanese press industry called the kisha club system. By tracing through its history, we show how the kisha club system has developed as a result of the government's attempt to control the media, and the media's incentive to use the opportunity provided by the government to limit rivalry within the industry. By providing a simple model that links the distribution of political power and the media capture, we explain why this institutional arrangement has been so persistent in Japan.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-5876.2011.00538.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-5876.2011.00538.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856968787
SN - 1352-4739
VL - 63
SP - 131
EP - 147
JO - Japanese Economic Review
JF - Japanese Economic Review
IS - 1
ER -