ABSTRACT
Let us summarize the major argument of this dissertation. First, through the examination of statistical data we established; 1) the growth of the Japanese “national economy” was rapid between 1955 and 1973, slow between 1974 and 1991, and stagnant from 1992; 2) that the major Japanese corporations continued to prosper in the slow growth period and in the stagnant growth period; and 3) that the Japanese workers were squeezed in terms of wages, work hours, and work intensities in the slow and stagnant growth periods. In order to understand how the trajectory of major corporations and the trajectory of workers diverged in the slow growth period, the structure of accumulation through the organizations of credit, labor, and market was examined for the rapid and slow growth periods.
